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Aranda, 2614

Est. population · Jun 2025

2,768

Growth (1 yr)

+1.5%

Growth (5 yr)

+2.1%

Median age

42

Median income

$3,161/wk

Employment rate

62.2%

University qualified

59.1%

Work from home

14.8%

Median land value · 2026

$844,000

Languages at home

15.8%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, French, Korean

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

55.9/100
Good

Top 42% of Australian Capital Territory's suburbs

Verified 91% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Inner city
What Aranda is known for: Inner city

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Suburb profile

Aranda is an inner metropolitan suburb of Canberra, in Unincorporated ACT, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. The Black Mountain is part of the surrounding geography.

Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median, well above typical levels for inner metropolitan suburbs. University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group, with university qualifications 18% above the peer median, and working from home is more common than in comparable places, with working from home 24% above the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. The clearer weaknesses are thinner mapped green cover within the suburb boundary and thinner park access, with green cover 76% below the peer median.

Aranda is a better fit for people who value university qualifications and school quality more than open space.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Inner metropolitan suburb · compared with inner metropolitan suburbs in Australian Capital Territory (45)

Strengths

  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group
  • Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median
  • Working from home is more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Green cover is thinner than in comparable places
  • Park access is thinner than in comparable places

What stands out

  • Black Mountain
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Aranda compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median land value

$844k

+4.2% unimproved value

Median rent (Census)

$530/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

2,768

+1.5% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

4.6%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#28

among Metro Canberra · Established

Crime rate

43rd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

77th

percentile in ACT

Rented dwellings

16%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

92nd

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
55.9/100 — Good
State standing
Top 42% of Australian Capital Territory's suburbs
National rank
991st in Australia
State rank
45th in ACT
Peer rank
#28 among Metro Canberra · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#45 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Data confidence
91%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Median unimproved land value (2026)
$844,000
Land value change
+4.2%
Valued parcels
996

Median unimproved land value is the statutory land valuation, not a house or unit sale price. ACT does not publish open suburb-level median sales.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

  • ACT unimproved land values (no open suburb-level rent or sales) — ACT Government — dataACT / Valuation · 2026 · Updated · Annual unimproved land values by parcel, median by suburb

Population

Estimated resident population

2,768(June 2025)

+1.5% annual · +2.1% over 5 years · 77th percentile in ACT

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.5%
5-year growth
+2.1%
Change in 1 year
+42
Change in 5 years
+58
Growth rank in ACT
77th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~2,800), extrapolated at +0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
2,605
Median age
42
Median household income / week
$3,161
Dwelling vacancy
4.6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
43 of 941
Median monthly mortgage
$2,500
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$530
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
44.5% / 39.4% / 16.1%
Employment rate
62.2%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
14.8% / 6.5% / 59.8%
Walked or cycled to work
7.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
785 / 91 / 23

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

59.1% of adults have a university degree, compared with 42.9% across Australian Capital Territory. 5.9% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified59.1% · 42.9% ACT
  • Diploma qualified7.7% · 9.3% ACT
  • Trade / vocational5.9% · 10.7% ACT
  • Year 12 or below27.3% · 37.1% ACT

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Society and culture26.8%
  • Management and commerce17.1%
  • Natural and physical sciences12.6%
  • Education8.7%
  • Health8.6%
  • Engineering and related technologies7.4%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$74,106

44th percentile in ACT · +26% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$82,604

60th percentile in ACT · +27% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
16.0%

52nd percentile in ACT · +16% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$125,631

72nd percentile in ACT · +98% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

60th percentile in ACT · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2614 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
13,921
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,192
Median net rent
-$1,914
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,123
Taxable income vs state median
-1%
Salary / wages vs state median
+1%
Rental investment vs state median
0%
Super vs state median
+20%
Business income vs state median
+14%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in ACT, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

15.8% speak a language other than English at home; 26.5% born overseas

Language at home
2,120 English only · 397 other
Non-English at home
15.8%
Born overseas
669 (26.5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
27 (1%)
Australian citizens
2,314
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
15

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Mandarin46 · 37.7%
  • French9 · 7.4%
  • Korean8 · 6.6%
  • Nepali8 · 6.6%
  • Cantonese7 · 5.7%
  • Vietnamese6 · 4.9%
  • Croatian5 · 4.1%
  • Italian5 · 4.1%

Religion

58.5%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 58.5%, while Christianity accounts for 29.4%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion58.5%43.5%
Christianity29.4%38.1%
Buddhism3%2.8%
Other / not stated9.1%15.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic13.5%19.3%
Anglican8.7%8.2%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
45
Against the person
0
Against property
19
Rate per 1,000 residents
16.3
State crime-rate percentile
43.4th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-48.1%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
0
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
0

Most common offence types

  • Burglary Dwellings2
  • Motor Vehicle Theft3
  • Other Offences26
  • Property Damage6
  • Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)6

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • ACT road crash data — ACT Government / AFP crash reports · 2020–latest · Updated · Reported crash points from 2020 onward
  • ACT crime statistics by suburb (quarterly) — ACT Policing / dataACT · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Quarterly XLSX release

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
4
Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
1,138
Median ICSEA percentile
92th
School list
  • Aranda Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1159 · 96th percentile · LBOTE 31% · 517 students · Top SEA quarter 65% · 0.2 km awayView on My School →
  • St Vincent's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1117 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 37% · 195 students · Top SEA quarter 47% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Canberra High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1100 · 84th percentile · LBOTE 37% · 898 students · Top SEA quarter 45% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Radford CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1203 · 99th percentile · LBOTE 42% · 2,091 students · Top SEA quarter 81% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

62 mapped amenities

1 restaurants · 1 cafes · 1 places of worship · 6 playgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 4 parks mapped in suburb, 6 playgrounds nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 14 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 11 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
25/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.38
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.77
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.54
Food & drink(2)
  • Two Before TenCafe

    68 Bandjalong Crescent

  • 10 YardsRestaurant

    68 Bandjalong Crescent

Community(2)
  • Aranda Primary SchoolSchool
  • St Vincent's Primary SchoolSchool
Sport & outdoors(22)
  • Belconnen South bike pathCycling route
  • CBR Cycle Route C3Cycling route
  • CBR Cycle Route C5Cycling route
  • Drinking water
  • IllesoGym
  • Park (4)
  • Banambila Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
  • Bandjalong Crescent Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
  • Gundara Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
  • Playground (3)
  • Aranda Baseball FieldsSports field
  • Aranda Ground 1Sports field
  • Aranda Ground 2Sports field
  • Sports field
  • alternate Centenary trailWalking trail
  • Canberra Centenary Trail - HikingWalking trail
  • Link walkWalking trail
Places to stay(1)
  • Canberra Retreat B&BGuest house
Transport(14)

14 bus stops

Other(8)
  • Aranda ShopsBicycle Parking
  • Bicycle Parking
  • Garden
  • Meet Gather CollectHouseware
  • Two Before TenOutdoor Seating
  • Parking (11)
  • Picnic Table (4)
  • St Vincent De PaulPlace of worship

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
2.4%
Woodland / forest cover
1.5%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
4
Parks (OSM)
4
Typical summer maximum
27°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • St Vincent De Paul

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
North Canberra Hospital (1.1 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
52
Participants per 1,000 residents
18.8

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
27° / 12°
Rainfall
171 mm · ~21 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
21° / 7°
Rainfall
169 mm · ~21 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
12° / 1°
Rainfall
183 mm · ~23 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
19° / 6°
Rainfall
212 mm · ~26 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from ACT planning register.

2026· 4 proposals

  • September 2026

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENActive

  • July 2026

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • June 2026

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • March 2026

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted
2025· 5 proposals

  • August 2025

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • July 2025

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • June 2025

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • April 2025

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted
2024· 8 proposals

  • December 2024

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • November 2024

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • October 2024

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • July 2024

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • June 2024

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • February 2024

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • January 2024

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted
2023· 9 proposals

  • December 2023

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • October 2023

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • August 2023

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • July 2023

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • June 2023

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted
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    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • May 2023

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • February 2023

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted
2022· 9 proposals

  • November 2022

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • September 2022

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • August 2022

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • June 2022

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • April 2022

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted
2021· 7 proposals

  • November 2021

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • October 2021

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • July 2021

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • June 2021

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • May 2021

  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    ARANDA · BELCONNENCompleted

Data sources & freshness

  • Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · 2026 · Updated

Heritage

3 heritage places

  • 12 Marawa Place 3 - Registered Places or Objects
  • Paterson House7 Juad Place2 - Provisionally Registered
  • Wilson House 1 - Nomination to the Heritage Register

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via ACT Bushfire Prone Area (SBMP 2026) mapping. Flood cover uses the 1% AEP flood extent against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Canberra
Member of Parliament
Alicia PAYNE (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
102,942
Turnout (2025)
92.7%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+4.0 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 23.6%Labor 76.4%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.1 km away).

Coalition 15.0%Labor 85.0%

8.5 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +2.1 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • ArandaLabor 85.3% · Coalition 14.7% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
  • BruceLabor 80.5% · Coalition 19.5% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
  • Belconnen (Canberra)Labor 82.1% · Coalition 17.9% TPP (2025)2.1 km away
  • Macquarie (Canberra)Labor 82.2% · Coalition 17.8% TPP (2025)2.1 km away
  • Weetangera (Canberra)Labor 77.4% · Coalition 22.6% TPP (2025)3.2 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

More in Unincorporated ACT Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile elsewhere in Australian Capital Territory or interstate.