Canberra suburbs with the most apartments
City tops the ranking, where 99.6% of occupied dwellings are flats or apartments (1,788 of them). Kingston and Braddon follow. These 15 suburbs came from a field of 53 eligible Canberra suburbs.
This page ranks Canberra suburbs by the share of occupied private dwellings that are flats or apartments at the 2021 Census. Only suburbs with at least 2,000 residents are ranked.
The median Australian suburb has almost no apartments at all — 1.3% of dwellings, measured across a 1,238-suburb sample in September 2026 — so this ranking separates its subjects rather than sorting noise: the top of the list runs past 90%. It counts dwellings, not buildings and not people, and it describes what is there rather than what may be built. The zoning that governs the latter is on each suburb page.
Canberra suburbs with the most apartments
Ranked by the share of occupied private dwellings that are flats or apartments at the 2021 Census, among suburbs with at least 2,000 residents.
City
ACT 2601 · 4,835 residents99.6% of dwellings are apartments · 1,788 flats
Kingston
ACT 2604 · 6,579 residents90.5% of dwellings are apartments · 2,980 flats
Braddon
ACT 2612 · 6,383 residents80.7% of dwellings are apartments · 2,728 flats
Belconnen
ACT 2617 · 8,502 residents74.9% of dwellings are apartments · 3,026 flats
Belconnen
ACT 2615 · 8,502 residents74.9% of dwellings are apartments · 3,026 flats
Turner
ACT 2612 · 4,470 residents73.2% of dwellings are apartments · 1,565 flats
Phillip
ACT 2606 · 5,197 residents67.0% of dwellings are apartments · 1,757 flats
Greenway
ACT 2900 · 4,129 residents63.2% of dwellings are apartments · 1,320 flats
Griffith
ACT 2603 · 5,328 residents53.4% of dwellings are apartments · 1,238 flats
Wright
ACT 2611 · 3,808 residents49.9% of dwellings are apartments · 739 flats
Dickson
ACT 2602 · 3,292 residents49.2% of dwellings are apartments · 704 flats
Gungahlin
ACT 2912 · 8,586 residents46.5% of dwellings are apartments · 1,498 flats
Campbell
ACT 2612 · 6,564 residents38.1% of dwellings are apartments · 755 flats
Lyneham
ACT 2602 · 5,703 residents36.6% of dwellings are apartments · 921 flats
Franklin
ACT 2913 · 7,484 residents36.6% of dwellings are apartments · 955 flats
Ranked from 53 qualifying suburbs.
100% share of occupied private dwellings recorded as a flat or apartment in the 2021 Census, divided by all occupied private dwellings and percentile-ranked within Canberra's candidate pool. It counts dwellings, not buildings and not people, and it describes what stands there rather than what may be built — the planning zones that govern the latter are on each suburb page. Only suburbs with at least 2,000 residents qualify, and the larger absolute number of apartments breaks ties. Descriptive ABS Census data, not a recommendation. See how we calculate for the full methodology.
Common questions about this ranking
What are the canberra suburbs with the most apartments?
City tops the ranking, where 99.6% of occupied dwellings are flats or apartments (1,788 of them). Kingston and Braddon follow. These 15 suburbs came from a field of 53 eligible Canberra suburbs.
How is this ranking put together?
Each Canberra suburb is ranked by the share of its occupied private dwellings recorded as a flat or apartment in the 2021 Census, divided by all occupied private dwellings. Only suburbs with at least 2,000 residents are included, and percentile ranks are computed within Canberra's pool.
Does this mean the suburb allows apartments?
No. This counts what stands there now. What may be built is set by the planning zones, which are a separate thing and are shown on each suburb page as a share of the suburb's area.
Is a townhouse an apartment here?
No. The Census separates flats and apartments from semi-detached, row, terrace and townhouse dwellings, and only the first group is counted. Separate houses are not counted either.
How current is it?
The figures are from the 2021 Census, the most recent available until results from the August 2026 Census are released in 2027. The top 15 is recomputed whenever we refresh the census data.
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Rankings last computed 12 October 2026. Recomputed after each ACARA schools data refresh.
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