Fyshwick vs Pialligo

Fyshwick is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 47 in Pialligo. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Fyshwick, the large majority of households rent. In Pialligo, most households own their home. On these figures, Fyshwick tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone.

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 the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 56%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Pialligo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 51%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Fyshwick has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 36%)
  • Pialligo leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 24%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Fyshwick

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 20/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Fyshwick is more walkable (34/100 vs 20/100)
  • Pialligo has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 6%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Pialligo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.0% vs -7.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Fyshwick 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.

Fyshwick Pialligo
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Fyshwick Pialligo
Walkability 34 / 20
Fyshwick — Walkability: 34/100 Pialligo — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 2 / 5
Fyshwick — Safety: 2/100 Pialligo — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 68 / 47
Fyshwick — Low fire risk: 68/100 Pialligo — Low fire risk: 47/100
Low flood risk 17 / 28
Fyshwick — Low flood risk: 17/100 Pialligo — Low flood risk: 28/100

Demographics

Pialligo has more residents (138 vs 52); Pialligo has higher household incomes ($175,448 vs $71,448).

Fyshwick Pialligo
Population 52 138
+165% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.1% +15.0%
Median age 37 47
Median household income $71,448/yr $175,448/yr
+146% vs other
Median weekly rent $323/wk $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fyshwick Pialligo
0-4 — / 8.0%
Fyshwick — 0-4: not among its largest Pialligo — 0-4: 8.0%
5-14 — / 8.7%
Fyshwick — 5-14: not among its largest Pialligo — 5-14: 8.7%
15-19 5.8% / 3.6%
Fyshwick — 15-19: 5.8% Pialligo — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 7.7% / 10.1%
Fyshwick — 20-24: 7.7% Pialligo — 20-24: 10.1%
25-34 30.8% / 2.2%
Fyshwick — 25-34: 30.8% Pialligo — 25-34: 2.2%
35-44 25.0% / 8.7%
Fyshwick — 35-44: 25.0% Pialligo — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 21.2% / 19.6%
Fyshwick — 45-54: 21.2% Pialligo — 45-54: 19.6%
55-64 17.3% / 15.9%
Fyshwick — 55-64: 17.3% Pialligo — 55-64: 15.9%
65-74 5.8% / 8.0%
Fyshwick — 65-74: 5.8% Pialligo — 65-74: 8.0%
75-84 — / 3.6%
Fyshwick — 75-84: not among its largest Pialligo — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ — / 3.6%
Fyshwick — 85+: not among its largest Pialligo — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fyshwick 55.6% couple families
Fyshwick — Couple Families: 55.6% Fyshwick — Lone Person: 44.4% Fyshwick — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Pialligo 65.2% couple families
Pialligo — Couple Families: 65.2% Pialligo — Lone Person: 17.4% Pialligo — One Parent Families: 17.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Fyshwick 100.0% renting
Fyshwick — Owned Outright: 0.0% Fyshwick — Mortgage: 0.0% Fyshwick — Renting: 100.0%
Pialligo 36.4% renting
Pialligo — Owned Outright: 27.3% Pialligo — Mortgage: 36.4% Pialligo — Renting: 36.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Fyshwick Pialligo
China 5.8% / —
Fyshwick — China: 5.8% Pialligo — China: not among its largest
England — / 2.9%
Fyshwick — England: not among its largest Pialligo — England: 2.9%
New Zealand — / 2.9%
Fyshwick — New Zealand: not among its largest Pialligo — New Zealand: 2.9%
Germany — / 2.2%
Fyshwick — Germany: not among its largest Pialligo — Germany: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Fyshwick Pialligo
Certificate III & IV 15.4% / 18.8%
Fyshwick — Certificate III & IV: 15.4% Pialligo — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 9.4%
Fyshwick — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Pialligo — Bachelor Degree: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 9.4%
Fyshwick — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Pialligo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 6.5%
Fyshwick — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Pialligo — Postgraduate Degree: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.9%
Fyshwick — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Pialligo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fyshwick 90.9% houses
Fyshwick — Houses: 90.9% Fyshwick — Flats / Apartments: 9.1%
Pialligo 97.4% houses
Pialligo — Houses: 97.4% Pialligo — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Fyshwick Pialligo
Median house price $2,200,000 —
Median unit price $754,050 —
Median land price $3,257,500 —

Development activity

Fyshwick Pialligo
New dwellings approved 3,750
across Unincorporated ACT
same for both
Approvals change year on year -48%
same for both

Ranking within ACT

Fyshwick Pialligo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 4% of ACT Higher than 96% of ACT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of ACT Higher than 15% of ACT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 98% of ACT Higher than 96% of ACT
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of ACT Higher than 39% of ACT

Liveability

Fyshwick is more walkable (34 vs 20).

Fyshwick Pialligo
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band — very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Pialligo carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 32); Fyshwick carries more flood risk (83 vs 72).

Fyshwick Pialligo
Bushfire Low
32/100
 Moderate
53/100
Crime High
98/100
 High
95/100
Flood High
83/100
 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

Fyshwick 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, 3.3 km
 2
UNSW Canberra, 4.3 km

Amenities in the suburb

Fyshwick Pialligo
Cafes & restaurants 28 3
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 2 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 7 0
EV chargers 2 1
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Fyshwick Pialligo
Walkability score 34/100 20/100
Distance to Canberra 10.2 km
+6% vs other
 9.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 18 min 16 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 26/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 91.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 2.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 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.

Fyshwick Pialligo
Car (driver) 47.1% / 60.0%
Fyshwick — Car (driver): 47.1% Pialligo — Car (driver): 60.0%
Worked from Home 35.3% / 27.1%
Fyshwick — Worked from Home: 35.3% Pialligo — Worked from Home: 27.1%
Car (passenger) 17.6% / —
Fyshwick — Car (passenger): 17.6% Pialligo — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only — / 12.9%
Fyshwick — Walked Only: not among its largest Pialligo — Walked Only: 12.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.0%).

Setting

Fyshwick Pialligo
Elevation 568 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 571 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Fyshwick Pialligo
Connectivity score 92/100 50/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 73%
2,308 premises
 8%
52 premises

Climate

Fyshwick 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)

Fyshwick Pialligo
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Fyshwick Pialligo
Average residential rate $3,105/yr
same for both
Council Unincorporated ACT
same for both

Federal electorate

Fyshwick Pialligo
Division Canberra
same for both
Member Alicia Payne
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Fyshwick Pialligo
Grant amount Not offered
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility None
same for both

Tags

Fyshwick

Inner Premium

Pialligo

Inner Quiet

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