Queanbeyan NSW 2620
Located in New South Wales, Queanbeyan sits 288 km from Sydney CBD, around 3 hours 10 minutes by car. The suburb has 6,409 residents, a median age of 38, and a median household income of $88,036 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The suburb grew 2.8% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $340 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,668. Queanbeyan is characterised by high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. 2 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is high.
Is Queanbeyan a good suburb?
Queanbeyan scores a B (52/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, weaker on safety.
Mixed results
2 schools
Very walkable
Walkability 94/100 · 288.1 km · 190 min drive to Sydney
Around the state median
Median $870K
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 93/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 6/10 · median age 38 · 6,409 residents
Liveability Rating
52 / 100 · Ranked #705 in NSWEach bar is Queanbeyan's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
How do you rate the liveability in Queanbeyan?
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Our score
52 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median Unit Price
Public listings dataQueanbeyan's unit market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $389,000, about 5% above where it sat a year earlier.
Units
$389,000
6% above its 3 neighbours (median $368,000)
Based on 84 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 33 days — median across 41 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 1 bed 23 sales $320K
- 2 bed 47 sales $388K
- 3 bed 9 sales $625K
Houses
$870,000
4% above its 5 neighbours (median $835,000)
Based on 80 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 30 days — median across 56 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 9 sales $840K
- 3 bed 41 sales $850K
- 4 bed 18 sales $935K
- 5 bed 5 sales $1.09M
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Queanbeyan are currently listed at around $764,000 on average. Based on 21 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$764K
21 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$435K
31 units listed in the last 6 months.
52 of the suburb's 2,800 dwellings (1.9%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Queanbeyan rent for around $635 a week on average, based on 26 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$635/wk
26 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$450/wk
26 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
52 rentals advertised against an estimated 1,277 rented homes (4.1%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- 3-bed houses
- $660/wk
- 59 bonds
- +18% since 2021
- 2-bed units
- $470/wk
- 83 bonds
- +29% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2620 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025100 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 30% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2620.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$635/week ($33,000 a year) on a $764,000 median
$450/week ($23,000 a year) on a $435,000 median
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Queanbeyan safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Queanbeyan sits in the high band, with 1,089 incidents recorded in 2025 — up about 9% on the prior year.
1,089 offences
9.2% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–2025No crash in Queanbeyan killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Council Flood Studies
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council has published 9 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.
Schools
Two schools serve Queanbeyan, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 361 students in one school (avg 361)
- • Sectors: 1 Government, 1 Catholic
- • Largest: Queanbeyan Public School (361 students)
Primary
Universities nearby
1.0% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Queanbeyan is exceptionally walkable on foot — at 94/100, daily errands don't require a car at all. Within the suburb there are 3 supermarkets, 11 parks and 8 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Queanbeyan.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 124.8 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 55.2 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 37.1 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 16.4 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 600 min wait
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Queanbeyan.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 87%
- Premises covered
- 4,084
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Queanbeyan-Palerang: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 14 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 5 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Queanbeyan is home to about 6,400 residents, with a median age of 38, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $88,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.2%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
6,409
Median Age
38
Median Household Income
$88,036/yr
Census Median Rent
$340/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,668/mo
Avg Household Size
2.0
Median Personal Income
$52,520/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.2%
Unoccupied Dwellings
11.2%
Total Dwellings
2,800
Owner-Occupier Rate
54.4%
Houses
38.7%
Rental Stress
20.1%
Mortgage Stress
22.7%
Work From Home
8.6%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
74 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 66 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 1,238 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 68.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 72.7%
- Employment Rate
- 63.5%
- Completed Year 12
- 50.9%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
412 residents (6.4%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
16.4% of residents (994) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Canberra (530).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 6,051 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
15% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (539 of 3,483).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 4,395 people work here; 3,483 employed residents live here.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents (1.3 per resident). At least 21% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,751 a year through Queanbeyan-Palerang based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 63%
- Commercial 17%
- Parks and recreation 15%
- Infrastructure and transport 4%
- Environmental 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Queanbeyan-Palerang
In the year to August 2026, 510 new dwellings were approved across Queanbeyan-Palerang. That mix is 274 houses and 236 units. Approvals are up 230.9% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Land Council
Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Ngambri Local Aboriginal Land Council.
Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.
Climate & Setting
from Canberra Airport, 5.6 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, frosty winters.
- Elevation
- 583 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Annual rainfall
- 622 mm
- 69 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 28.5°C
- 10 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 0.8°C
- 61 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 2620, 8,575 rooftop-solar systems totalling 74.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 17,989 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 840 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.
Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).
Mortgage repayments
6 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 14 across postcode 2620.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.
At $389,000 this is under the $600,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Revenue NSW.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Kristy Mcbain Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kristy Mcbain | 57.2% | 42.8% | +1.1 |
| 2022 | Kristy Mcbain | 58.2% | 41.8% | -7.3 |
| 2019 | Mike Kelly | 50.9% | 49.1% | +2.1 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Steven Whan Labor
Next state election: 13 March 2027.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Steven Whan ALP | 52.3% |
| 2019 | John Barilaro NP | 61.6% |
| 2015 | John Barilaro NP | 52.5% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.
Looking at a specific address in Queanbeyan?
Every figure above is a suburb average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 6,409 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Queanbeyan
Is Queanbeyan a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Queanbeyan is high (93/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Queanbeyan?
Queanbeyan has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Queanbeyan a good place to live?
Queanbeyan has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (52/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Queanbeyan?
Queanbeyan, NSW had a population of 6,409 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Queanbeyan, NSW?
The postcode for Queanbeyan, NSW is 2620.
How far is Queanbeyan from Sydney?
Queanbeyan is 288 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 190 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Queanbeyan?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Queanbeyan was $88,036 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Queanbeyan?
The median advertised rent in Queanbeyan is $635 a week for houses (26 listings) and $450 a week for units (26 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Queanbeyan?
The median age of residents in Queanbeyan was 38 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Queanbeyan?
There are 2 schools inside the Queanbeyan boundary: 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Queanbeyan walkable?
Queanbeyan scores 94/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it exceptionally walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Queanbeyan?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Queanbeyan, Canberra Airport (5.6 km away), summer days average 28.5°C, winter nights 0.8°C, 622 mm of rain a year over 69 rainy days, and 10 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Queanbeyan?
First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Queanbeyan belong to?
Queanbeyan sits within the Queanbeyan-Palerang local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Queanbeyan?
The average residential rates bill through Queanbeyan-Palerang is $1,751 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Queanbeyan?
Across Queanbeyan-Palerang, 510 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 230.9% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Queanbeyan in?
Queanbeyan sits within the federal Division of Eden-monaro, currently held by Kristy Mcbain (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2023
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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