Griffith vs Red Hill

Griffith is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 42 in Red Hill. In both, most households own their home. In Griffith, about half of homes are flats or apartments and about half of households are people living alone. In Red Hill, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. Griffith is closer to the city centre: 8.3 km, against 10.2 km. On these figures, Griffith tends to suit young adults and people living alone, while Red Hill suits families with children and couples.

Griffith and Red Hill are both affluent ACT suburbs, but they appeal to different priorities. Griffith is more walkable (88 vs 56) and closer to the CBD at 8.3 km, with significantly lower bushfire risk (0 vs 86) and a higher liveability score of 88. Red Hill offers higher median household income at $204,776 compared to Griffith's $132,184, and better rental yields on houses at 3.4 percent, though units are pricier there. Griffith suits those valuing urban convenience and lifestyle amenities, while Red Hill appeals to income-focused buyers willing to accept a more car-dependent setting.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Red Hill

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (9 vs 3)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (79% vs 36%)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 2)
  • But Griffith has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Griffith

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($626,250 vs $1,042,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Griffith

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (41% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($462/wk vs $500/wk)
  • But Red Hill leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Griffith

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 56/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Griffith

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (64% vs 21%)
  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 56/100)
  • But Red Hill carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 69/100)

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

Investors

Griffith

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (16.5% vs -0.8%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.3% vs 3.1%)
  • But Red Hill returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.4% vs 2.2%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Griffith and Red Hill drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Griffith Red Hill
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.

Griffith Red Hill
Walkability 88 / 56
Griffith — Walkability: 88/100 Red Hill — Walkability: 56/100
Safety 31 / 41
Griffith — Safety: 31/100 Red Hill — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 100 / 14
Griffith — Low fire risk: 100/100 Red Hill — Low fire risk: 14/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Griffith — Low flood risk: 100/100 Red Hill — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Griffith has more residents (5,328 vs 3,146); Red Hill has higher household incomes ($204,776 vs $132,184).

Griffith Red Hill
Population 5,328
+41% vs other
 3,146
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.5% -0.8%
Median age 38 42
Median household income $132,184/yr $204,776/yr
+55% vs other
Median weekly rent $462/wk $500/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Griffith Red Hill
0-4 3.7% / 3.5%
Griffith — 0-4: 3.7% Red Hill — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 9.4% / 15.2%
Griffith — 5-14: 9.4% Red Hill — 5-14: 15.2%
15-19 5.4% / 9.8%
Griffith — 15-19: 5.4% Red Hill — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 6.0% / 5.7%
Griffith — 20-24: 6.0% Red Hill — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 20.6% / 7.6%
Griffith — 25-34: 20.6% Red Hill — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 13.3% / 11.4%
Griffith — 35-44: 13.3% Red Hill — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 13.5% / 14.9%
Griffith — 45-54: 13.5% Red Hill — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 12.0% / 13.2%
Griffith — 55-64: 12.0% Red Hill — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 8.4% / 9.9%
Griffith — 65-74: 8.4% Red Hill — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 4.9% / 4.8%
Griffith — 75-84: 4.9% Red Hill — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 2.9% / 4.2%
Griffith — 85+: 2.9% Red Hill — 85+: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Griffith 31.2% couple families
Griffith — Couple Families: 31.2% Griffith — Lone Person: 50.3% Griffith — One Parent Families: 9.2% Griffith — Group Household: 7.9% Griffith — Other Families: 1.3%
Red Hill 57.2% couple families
Red Hill — Couple Families: 57.2% Red Hill — Lone Person: 25.2% Red Hill — One Parent Families: 10.8% Red Hill — Group Household: 5.2% Red Hill — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Griffith 41.4% renting
Griffith — Owned Outright: 25.6% Griffith — Mortgage: 33.0% Griffith — Renting: 41.4%
Red Hill 22.5% renting
Red Hill — Owned Outright: 40.5% Red Hill — Mortgage: 37.0% Red Hill — Renting: 22.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Griffith Red Hill
Bachelor Degree 28.2% / 24.9%
Griffith — Bachelor Degree: 28.2% Red Hill — Bachelor Degree: 24.9%
Postgraduate Degree 19.2% / 15.6%
Griffith — Postgraduate Degree: 19.2% Red Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 15.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 5.4%
Griffith — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Red Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.3% / 4.4%
Griffith — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.3% Red Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4%
Certificate III & IV 4.9% / 3.9%
Griffith — Certificate III & IV: 4.9% Red Hill — Certificate III & IV: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.2%).

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.

Griffith Red Hill
England 4.2% / 3.6%
Griffith — England: 4.2% Red Hill — England: 3.6%
India 1.9% / 2.6%
Griffith — India: 1.9% Red Hill — India: 2.6%
China 1.7% / 2.1%
Griffith — China: 1.7% Red Hill — China: 2.1%
New Zealand 1.3% / 0.9%
Griffith — New Zealand: 1.3% Red Hill — New Zealand: 0.9%
Nepal 1.2% / —
Griffith — Nepal: 1.2% Red Hill — Nepal: not among its largest
Sri Lanka — / 1.0%
Griffith — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Red Hill — Sri Lanka: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Griffith 35.6% houses
Griffith — Houses: 35.6% Griffith — Flats / Apartments: 53.6% Griffith — Townhouses: 10.7%
Red Hill 79.1% houses
Red Hill — Houses: 79.1% Red Hill — Flats / Apartments: 13.6% Red Hill — Townhouses: 7.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Griffith Red Hill
Median house price $2,225,000 $2,307,500
Median unit price $626,250 $1,042,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 43 days
from 37 sales
 58 days
from 14 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Griffith Red Hill
3 bed $1.95M / $2M
Griffith — 3 bed: $1.95M (11 sales) Red Hill — 3 bed: $2M (5 sales)

11 vs 5 sales

4 bed $2.24M / $1.75M
Griffith — 4 bed: $2.24M (26 sales) Red Hill — 4 bed: $1.75M (13 sales)

26 vs 13 sales

5 bed $3.14M / $3.23M
Griffith — 5 bed: $3.14M (6 sales) Red Hill — 5 bed: $3.23M (6 sales)

6 vs 6 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Griffith Red Hill
1 bed $500K / $398K
Griffith — 1 bed: $500K (45 sales) Red Hill — 1 bed: $398K (6 sales)

45 vs 6 sales

2 bed $640K / $1.11M
Griffith — 2 bed: $640K (119 sales) Red Hill — 2 bed: $1.11M (10 sales)

119 vs 10 sales

3 bed $895K / $1.43M
Griffith — 3 bed: $895K (22 sales) Red Hill — 3 bed: $1.43M (7 sales)

22 vs 7 sales

Development activity

Griffith Red Hill
New dwellings approved 3,750
across Unincorporated ACT
same for both
Approvals change year on year -48%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Griffith Red Hill
Houses 2.2%
$825/wk on $2M
 3.4%
$1,300/wk on $2M
Units 5.3%
$620/wk on $610K
 3.1%
$755/wk on $1.25M

Ranking within ACT

Griffith Red Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 64% of ACT Higher than 99% of ACT
Schools — Higher than 9% of ACT
Walkability Higher than 96% of ACT Higher than 39% of ACT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 91% of ACT Higher than 90% of ACT
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of ACT Higher than 49% of ACT
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 2% of ACT Higher than 13% of ACT
Rental yield (units) Higher than 24% of ACT Higher than 5% of ACT

Liveability

Griffith scores higher overall (88 vs 50); Griffith is more walkable (88 vs 56).

Griffith Red Hill
Grade A+ B
Score 88/100 50/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Red Hill carries more bushfire risk (86 vs 0); Griffith carries more crime risk (69 vs 59).

Griffith Red Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
86/100
Crime Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
59/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Griffith Red Hill
Inside the suburb 2 4
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
UNSW Canberra, 2.1 km
 2
UNSW Canberra, 3.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.8% 3.4%

Schools in Griffith

  • St Clare's College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • St Edmund's College Canberra Independent · Combined

Schools in Red Hill

  • Red Hill Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Bede's Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Canberra Grammar School Independent · Secondary
  • Canberra Grammar School - Primary School Independent · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Griffith Red Hill
Supermarkets 3 1
Cafes & restaurants 21 0
Parks & reserves 4 2
Childcare 3 9
Pharmacies 3 1
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 2 0

Mobility

Griffith Red Hill
Walkability score 88/100 56/100
Distance to Canberra 8.3 km 10.2 km
+23% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 17 min 19 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 72.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 41.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 4.6%
postcode 2603
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 2603
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.

Griffith Red Hill
Car (driver) 58.3% / 67.0%
Griffith — Car (driver): 58.3% Red Hill — Car (driver): 67.0%
Worked from Home 14.6% / 16.9%
Griffith — Worked from Home: 14.6% Red Hill — Worked from Home: 16.9%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / 6.6%
Griffith — Car (passenger): 7.0% Red Hill — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Walked Only 8.7% / 3.6%
Griffith — Walked Only: 8.7% Red Hill — Walked Only: 3.6%
Bus 7.2% / 3.2%
Griffith — Bus: 7.2% Red Hill — Bus: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.0%).

Setting

Griffith Red Hill
Elevation 585 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 631 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Griffith Red Hill
Connectivity score 66/100 55/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 22%
3,410 premises
 18%
1,535 premises

Climate

Griffith Red Hill
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)

Griffith Red Hill
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Griffith Red Hill
Average residential rate $3,105/yr
same for both
Council Unincorporated ACT
same for both

Federal electorate

Griffith Red Hill
Division Canberra
same for both
Member Alicia Payne
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Griffith Red Hill
Grant amount Not offered
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility None
same for both

Tags

Griffith

Apartments Cafe Culture Inner Parks Professionals

Red Hill

Inner Luxury Professionals Quiet

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