Australian Capital Territory ACT
The Australian Capital Territory is a single planned city of ~470,000 with the highest household income and the highest concentration of degree-holders of any jurisdiction in Australia. Public-sector employment dominates and stabilises the economy through national cycles — when private-sector hiring pulls back nationally, Canberra's housing market is more insulated than Sydney or Melbourne. The territory was master-planned by Walter Burley Griffin in 1913, giving it uniform infrastructure standards across suburbs, generous parkland, and a distinctive division between districts (Belconnen, Tuggeranong, Woden, Gungahlin, Inner North/South). Property prices are high but historically more stable than the major capitals, and the rental market is tight thanks to a constant rotation of public-service postings. As a single rating jurisdiction, every Canberra suburb shares identical council services and rates schedule — there are no councils, the territory government performs council functions itself.
Australian Capital Territory median house prices range from $370,000 to $4.04 million.
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15,670 residents
6,978 sales, Oct 2024 – Oct 2026
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Median house prices across Canberra
Each suburb is shaded by its median sold house price, in five equal-sized bands. Suburbs with no recent recorded sales are shown in grey — they are not the cheapest, they are unknown. Covers metropolitan Canberra, where most of Australian Capital Territory's population and nearly all of its recorded sales are.
Boundaries: ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021, simplified for display. See every Canberra suburb.
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Common questions about Australian Capital Territory
What is the population of Australian Capital Territory?
461,765 people lived in the Australian Capital Territory suburbs SuburbScan indexes at the 2021 ABS Census. The ABS's own state total also counts residents outside any named suburb, so it runs slightly higher.
How many suburbs are in Australian Capital Territory?
Australian Capital Territory has 136 suburbs and localities by the ABS count (2021), 127 of them with residents. SuburbScan has pages for 135 suburbs and localities, from the national address file.
What is the largest suburb in Australian Capital Territory?
Kambah is the most populated suburb in Australian Capital Territory with a population of 15,670 (ABS Census 2021).
What are the best-rated suburbs in Australian Capital Territory?
The top-rated suburbs in Australian Capital Territory on SuburbScan are Forrest, City, and Braddon, ranked by our composite Liveability grade combining school quality, safety, SEIFA socio-economic advantage, walkability and CBD access.
Which suburbs in Australian Capital Territory are growing fastest?
The fastest-growing suburbs in Australian Capital Territory by population change (2016 to 2021 census) are Moncrieff, Lawson, and Coombs.
What is the median house price range in Australian Capital Territory?
Median house prices in Australian Capital Territory range from $369,500 to $4,045,000 across indexable metro and regional suburbs, based on the last six months of public property listings.
How much of Australian Capital Territory has a history of bushfire?
75% of Australian Capital Territory suburbs have at least one recorded bushfire touching their boundary, from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries with planned burns excluded. Each suburb page shows its own history.