Red Hill vs Hughes

In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Red Hill, most households are couple families. In Hughes, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Red Hill: a median of $2.31 million, against $1.26 million in Hughes, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Hughes tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (9 vs 3)
  • But Hughes carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 59/100)

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

First-home buyers

Hughes

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($350,000 vs $1,042,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,260,000 vs $2,307,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hughes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Hughes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 56/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hughes

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 59/100)
  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 56/100)

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

Investors

Hughes

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (7.4% vs -0.8%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.0% vs 3.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Red Hill Hughes
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.

Red Hill Hughes
Walkability 56 / 69
Red Hill — Walkability: 56/100 Hughes — Walkability: 69/100
Safety 41 / 81
Red Hill — Safety: 41/100 Hughes — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 14 / 9
Red Hill — Low fire risk: 14/100 Hughes — Low fire risk: 9/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Red Hill — Low flood risk: 100/100 Hughes — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Red Hill has higher household incomes ($204,776 vs $145,444); Red Hill rents higher ($500/wk vs $400/wk).

Red Hill Hughes
Population 3,146 3,210
+2% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.8% +7.4%
Median age 42 43
Median household income $204,776/yr
+29% vs other
 $145,444/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+20% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Red Hill Hughes
0-4 3.5% / 4.6%
Red Hill — 0-4: 3.5% Hughes — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 15.2% / 14.0%
Red Hill — 5-14: 15.2% Hughes — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 9.8% / 5.9%
Red Hill — 15-19: 9.8% Hughes — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 5.7% / 5.1%
Red Hill — 20-24: 5.7% Hughes — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 7.6% / 10.0%
Red Hill — 25-34: 7.6% Hughes — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 11.4% / 13.0%
Red Hill — 35-44: 11.4% Hughes — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 14.9% / 13.3%
Red Hill — 45-54: 14.9% Hughes — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 13.2% / 12.0%
Red Hill — 55-64: 13.2% Hughes — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 9.9% / 9.0%
Red Hill — 65-74: 9.9% Hughes — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 4.8% / 6.7%
Red Hill — 75-84: 4.8% Hughes — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 4.2% / 6.4%
Red Hill — 85+: 4.2% Hughes — 85+: 6.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Hughes 48.8% couple families
Hughes — Couple Families: 48.8% Hughes — Lone Person: 34.0% Hughes — One Parent Families: 12.5% Hughes — Group Household: 3.7% Hughes — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Red Hill 22.5% renting
Red Hill — Owned Outright: 40.5% Red Hill — Mortgage: 37.0% Red Hill — Renting: 22.5%
Hughes 24.9% renting
Hughes — Owned Outright: 37.8% Hughes — Mortgage: 37.3% Hughes — Renting: 24.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Red Hill Hughes
Bachelor Degree 24.9% / 23.5%
Red Hill — Bachelor Degree: 24.9% Hughes — Bachelor Degree: 23.5%
Postgraduate Degree 15.6% / 15.6%
Red Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 15.6% Hughes — Postgraduate Degree: 15.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 6.3%
Red Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Hughes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.4% / 5.0%
Red Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4% Hughes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.0%
Certificate III & IV 3.9% / 4.9%
Red Hill — Certificate III & IV: 3.9% Hughes — Certificate III & IV: 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.9%).

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.

Red Hill Hughes
England 3.6% / 3.8%
Red Hill — England: 3.6% Hughes — England: 3.8%
India 2.6% / 2.6%
Red Hill — India: 2.6% Hughes — India: 2.6%
China 2.1% / 1.1%
Red Hill — China: 2.1% Hughes — China: 1.1%
New Zealand 0.9% / 2.0%
Red Hill — New Zealand: 0.9% Hughes — New Zealand: 2.0%
Nepal — / 1.2%
Red Hill — Nepal: not among its largest Hughes — Nepal: 1.2%
Sri Lanka 1.0% / —
Red Hill — Sri Lanka: 1.0% Hughes — Sri Lanka: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Red Hill 79.1% houses
Red Hill — Houses: 79.1% Red Hill — Flats / Apartments: 13.6% Red Hill — Townhouses: 7.3%
Hughes 73.5% houses
Hughes — Houses: 73.5% Hughes — Flats / Apartments: 13.4% Hughes — Townhouses: 13.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Red Hill Hughes
Median house price $2,307,500 $1,260,000
Median unit price $1,042,000 $350,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 58 days
from 14 sales
 21 days
from 32 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.

Red Hill Hughes
1 bed $398K / $301K
Red Hill — 1 bed: $398K (6 sales) Hughes — 1 bed: $301K (8 sales)

6 vs 8 sales

2 bed $1.11M / $376K
Red Hill — 2 bed: $1.11M (10 sales) Hughes — 2 bed: $376K (5 sales)

10 vs 5 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.

Red Hill Hughes
3 bed $2M / $1.19M
Red Hill — 3 bed: $2M (5 sales) Hughes — 3 bed: $1.19M (32 sales)

5 vs 32 sales

4 bed $1.75M / $1.48M
Red Hill — 4 bed: $1.75M (13 sales) Hughes — 4 bed: $1.48M (25 sales)

13 vs 25 sales

5 bed $3.23M / $1.75M
Red Hill — 5 bed: $3.23M (6 sales) Hughes — 5 bed: $1.75M (7 sales)

6 vs 7 sales

Development activity

Red Hill Hughes
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.

Red Hill Hughes
Houses 3.4%
$1,300/wk on $2M
 4.0%
$850/wk on $1.09M
Units 3.1%
$755/wk on $1.25M
 —

Ranking within ACT

Red Hill Hughes
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 99% of ACT Higher than 81% of ACT
Schools Higher than 9% of ACT —
Walkability Higher than 39% of ACT Higher than 64% of ACT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 90% of ACT Higher than 94% of ACT
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of ACT Higher than 16% of ACT
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 13% of ACT Higher than 35% of ACT
Rental yield (units) Higher than 5% of ACT —

Liveability

Hughes scores higher overall (69 vs 50); Hughes is more walkable (69 vs 56).

Red Hill Hughes
Grade B A
Score 50/100 69/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Red Hill carries more crime risk (59 vs 19).

Red Hill Hughes
Bushfire High
86/100
 High
91/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Low
19/100
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 6
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Red Hill Hughes
Inside the suburb 4 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 2
UNSW Canberra, 3.4 km
 3
UNSW Canberra, 4.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.4% 2.4%

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

Schools in Hughes

  • Hughes Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Red Hill Hughes
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 9 3
Pharmacies 1
same for both

Mobility

Red Hill Hughes
Walkability score 56/100 69/100
Distance to Canberra 10.2 km 10.7 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 19 min 16 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 63/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 41.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 17.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 4.6%
postcode 2603
 4.6%
postcode 2605
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 2603
 37
postcode 2605

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.

Red Hill Hughes
Car (driver) 67.0% / 64.3%
Red Hill — Car (driver): 67.0% Hughes — Car (driver): 64.3%
Worked from Home 16.9% / 15.1%
Red Hill — Worked from Home: 16.9% Hughes — Worked from Home: 15.1%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / 7.0%
Red Hill — Car (passenger): 6.6% Hughes — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Walked Only 3.6% / 6.5%
Red Hill — Walked Only: 3.6% Hughes — Walked Only: 6.5%
Bus 3.2% / 3.5%
Red Hill — Bus: 3.2% Hughes — Bus: 3.5%
Bicycle 2.6% / 3.7%
Red Hill — Bicycle: 2.6% Hughes — Bicycle: 3.7%

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

Setting

Red Hill Hughes
Elevation 631 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 594 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Red Hill Hughes
Connectivity score 55/100 45/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 18%
1,535 premises
 0%
1,285 premises

Climate

Red Hill Hughes
Annual rainfall 622 mm 686 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.5°C 28.2°C
Winter min (Jul) 0.8°C 0.9°C

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Red Hill

Inner Luxury Professionals Quiet

Hughes

Inner Premium Professionals Quiet

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