Canberra Airport vs Pialligo
Canberra Airport is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 47 in Pialligo. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Canberra Airport, the large majority of households rent and most households are people living alone. In Pialligo, most households own their home and most households are couple families. Pialligo is closer to the city centre: 9.6 km, against 13.2 km. On these figures, Canberra Airport tends to suit renters and people living alone, while Pialligo suits couples.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Pialligo
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 44%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 68%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Canberra Airport
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 21%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Pialligo
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 19%)
- has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $420/wk)
- But Canberra Airport has a bigger rental market to choose from (92% vs 36%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Pialligo
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (16 min vs 25 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (9.6 km vs 13.2 km)
- But Canberra Airport is more walkable (35/100 vs 20/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Canberra Airport
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (32% vs 3%)
- is more walkable (35/100 vs 20/100)
- But Pialligo has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 6%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Canberra Airport
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (21.4% vs 15.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Canberra Airport and Pialligo drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Pialligo has higher household incomes ($175,448 vs $115,336); Canberra Airport rents higher ($420/wk vs $320/wk).
| Canberra Airport | Pialligo | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 125 | 138 +10% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +21.4% | +15.0% |
| Median age | 39 | 47 |
| Median household income | $115,336/yr | $175,448/yr +52% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $420/wk +24% vs other | $320/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Canberra Airport | Pialligo | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3,750 across Unincorporated ACT same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -48% same for both | |
Ranking within ACT
| Canberra Airport | Pialligo | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 27% of ACT | Higher than 96% of ACT |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 22% of ACT | Higher than 15% of ACT |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 94% of ACT | Higher than 96% of ACT |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 77% of ACT | Higher than 39% of ACT |
Liveability
Canberra Airport is more walkable (35 vs 20).
| Canberra Airport | Pialligo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Pialligo carries more flood risk (72 vs 12).
| Canberra Airport | Pialligo | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 57/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| Crime | — | High 95/100 |
| Flood | Low 12/100 | High 72/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 4 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Canberra Airport | Pialligo | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
| Universities within 10 km | 2 UNSW Canberra, 5.0 km | 2 UNSW Canberra, 4.3 km |
Amenities in the suburb
| Canberra Airport | Pialligo | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 3 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 15 | 3 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 3 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 2 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Canberra Airport sits further from the CBD (13.2 km vs 9.6 km).
| Canberra Airport | Pialligo | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 35/100 | 20/100 |
| Distance to Canberra | 13.2 km +27% vs other | 9.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 25 min | 16 min |
| Public transport score | 76/100 Bus | 26/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 28.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 2.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 2 min scheduled, not actual | 30 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 5.0% postcode 2609 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 88 postcode 2609 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.2%).
Setting
| Canberra Airport | Pialligo | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 573 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 571 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Canberra Airport | Pialligo | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 78/100 | 50/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the curb | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 19% 410 premises | 8% 52 premises |
Climate
| Canberra Airport | Pialligo | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 622 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.8°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Canberra Airport | Pialligo | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.4 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Canberra Airport | Pialligo | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $3,105/yr same for both | |
| Council | Unincorporated ACT same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Canberra Airport | Pialligo | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Canberra same for both | |
| Member | Alicia Payne same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Canberra Airport | Pialligo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | Not offered same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | None same for both | |
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