State postcode hub

Australian Capital Territory, suburb by suburb.

Canberra out to the regions: 164 suburbs and localities, each with 2021 Census demographics, SEIFA advantage, income, rent and schools on one page.

164
Suburbs and localities
1
Local Government Areas
453,776
People counted (2021)

Suburb and LGA counts from the ASGS; population from the ABS 2021 Census.

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The shape of the state

Australian Capital Territory is not one place. The numbers shift from the capital to the regions, and every suburb has its own.

Australian Capital Territory covers 2,358 km² with a population of approximately 462,000. The state capital is Canberra. Postcodes in ACT are organised into 3 statistical regions across 1 Local Government Areas. The population-weighted median household income across ACT is $2,444 per week. The most populous LGA in ACT is Unincorporated ACT (453,263 residents).

ACT at a glance

What the 2021 Census says about ACT.

Population-weighted averages across every ACT suburb with Census data. The full detail sits on each suburb page.

164
Suburbs with data
2021 Census
453,776
Total population
Usual residents
$2,444
Household income
Median, per week
$446
Rent
Median, per week
37.5
Median age
Years
10.0/10
SEIFA advantage
Median IRSAD decile

Income and rent are population-weighted across ACT suburbs. SEIFA is the median IRSAD decile, where 10 is most advantaged. Source: ABS Census 2021, SEIFA 2021.

Income ladder

Highest-income suburbs in ACT.

Top 10 suburbs by median weekly household income, population 500 or more. Bars are scaled across this group for contrast.

By the crowd

Largest suburbs in ACT.

The 12 most populated suburbs and localities, by usual residents counted in 2021.

Council country

Local Government Areas in ACT.

1 LGAs across Australian Capital Territory. The 1 largest by population are below. Each hub covers its suburbs, postcodes, demographics, schools and SEIFA scores.

How to read these pages

Every figure traces to an official source. No listings, no scraping, no spin.

Demographics come from the 2021 Census, advantage scores from SEIFA 2021, schools from ACARA, and geography from the ASGS. Postcode boundaries follow Matthew Proctor's open dataset.