Median house price
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ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Braddon, 2612
Est. population · Jun 2025
7,478
Growth (1 yr)
+1.3%
Growth (5 yr)
+18.3%
Median age
30
Median income
$2,259/wk
Employment rate
77.9%
Languages at home
27.8%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Spanish, Cantonese
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Café precinct
- Heritage area
- Education hub
- High desirability
- Excellent transport
Suburb profile
Braddon is a lively inner mid-sized suburb with dining, shopping and leisure options right on the doorstep. Young professionals and new households shape much of the local mix, with schools and childcare nearby. Overseas-born and multilingual households are a noticeable part of the local population.
Education outcomes and school provision stand out relative to comparable suburbs. Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many metro suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Everyday errands are walkable, and buses keep the wider city within easy reach.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. Reported crime has been falling recently.
Among similar metro suburbs, the suburb earns a good desirability read, with community and employment, plus growth momentum the standout strengths.
At a glance
Braddon snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
7,478
+1.3% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
13.2%
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
#13
among Metro Canberra · Growth area
Safety
86th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
73rd
percentile in ACT
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
- 61.1/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 48% of Australian Capital Territory's suburbs
- National rank
- 915th in Australia
- State rank
- 51st in ACT
- Peer rank
- #13 among Metro Canberra · Growth area suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #51 among Metro Canberra suburbs
- Data confidence
- 75%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
7,478(June 2025)
+1.3% annual · +18.3% over 5 years · 73th percentile in ACT
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.3%
- 5-year growth
- +18.3%
- Change in 1 year
- +97
- Change in 5 years
- +1,155
- Growth rank in ACT
- 73th 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 (~8,750), extrapolated at +3.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 6,383
- Median age
- 30
- Median household income / week
- $2,259
- Dwelling vacancy
- 13.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 513 of 3,896
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,803
- Employment rate
- 77.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 165 / 478 / 2,728
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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)
- 456
- Against the person
- 50
- Against property
- 285
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 61
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 128 residents
- State safety percentile
- 85.8th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -41.3%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Non-Fv24
- Burglary Other44
- Other Offences121
- Property Damage66
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)144
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- 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
- 8
- Median school ICSEA (8 schools)
- 1,134
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 92th
School list
- Ainslie SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1130 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 34% · 351 students · Top SEA quarter 59% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
- Merici CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1138 · 93th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 992 students · Top SEA quarter 55% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
- Turner SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1141 · 94th percentile · LBOTE 51% · 318 students · Top SEA quarter 62% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- Campbell High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1120 · 89th percentile · LBOTE 22% · 420 students · Top SEA quarter 54% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- St Joseph's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1130 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 334 students · Top SEA quarter 51% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
- O'Connor Cooperative SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1141 · 94th percentile · LBOTE 30% · 60 students · Top SEA quarter 64% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
- Daramalan CollegeSecondary · Independent · ICSEA 1127 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 1,498 students · Top SEA quarter 50% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
- North Ainslie Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1145 · 94th percentile · LBOTE 30% · 527 students · Top SEA quarter 63% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Amenities
279 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
17 restaurants · 6 cafes · 3 pubs · 5 bars · 1 supermarkets · 4 fast food · 1 bakeries · 3 places of worship
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Strong café and dining scene — 36 food & drink venues nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 3 parks mapped in suburb, 3 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 32 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 24 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 85/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.94
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 5.64
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0.47
Food & drink(36)
- SonomaBakery
Unit 1 21 Lonsdale Street
- Ainslie Bar & BistroBar
- HopscotchBar
5 Lonsdale Street
- RizlaBar
- The Howling MoonBar
150 Northbourne Avenue
- Yaki BoiBar
- Barrio Collective CoffeeCafe
Unit 59 30 Lonsdale Street
- EightyTwentyCafe
Unit 54 30 Lonsdale Street
- ElementalCafe
Unit 54 30 Lonsdale Street
- Gather CafeCafe
- White ChacoCafe
- Zero Complex BraddonCafe
Unit 132 24 Lonsdale Street
- Burger HeroFast food
31 Mort Street
- Charcoal RoosterFast food
98 Lowanna Street
- McDonald'sFast food
- Wok It UpFast food
- BentspokePub
Unit 48 38 Mort Street
- Braddon BrewPub
Unit 2 7 Lonsdale Street
- The Civic PubPub
- AssemblyRestaurant
11 Lonsdale Street
- BamiyanRestaurant
Unit 62 10 Lonsdale Street
- BanMeRestaurant
15 Lonsdale Street, Braddon
- Bento TeiRestaurant
- Black FireRestaurant
- DarbarRestaurant
- eightysixRestaurant
- Grease MonkeyRestaurant
19 Lonsdale Street
- Italian and SonsRestaurant
7 Lonsdale Street
- Johnny Gio'sRestaurant
- Lazy SuRestaurant
Unit 1 9 Lonsdale Street
- Madison Capital Executive ApartmentsRestaurant
108 Northbourne Avenue
- Pizza GustoRestaurant
23 Lonsdale Street
- RamenticRestaurant
- Senn NoodsRestaurant
- The Mandalay BusRestaurant
Lonsdale Street, Braddon
- ZaabRestaurant
Unit 2 9 Lonsdale Street
Shopping(2)
- FoodaryConvenience store
- Braddon SupermarketSupermarket
94 Lowanna Street
Community(3)
- Salthouse Community CentreCommunity centre
Henty Street, Braddon
- Ainslie SchoolSchool
Donaldson Street
- Merici CollegeSchool
Health & services(2)
- Clinic
11 Torrens Street, Braddon
- Inner North Veterinary ClinicVeterinary
71 Ijong Street
Sport & outdoors(28)
- In Kilter FitnessGym
55 Ainslie Avenue, Braddon
- Park (3)
- Picnic area
- Lowanna Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Playground (2)
- Northbourne OvalSports field
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (18)
Entertainment(4)
- Ainslie Arts CentreArts centre
Elouera Street
- Gorman Arts CentreArts centre
55 Ainslie Avenue, Braddon
- Canberra Youth TheatreTheatre
55 Ainslie Avenue, Braddon
- Ralph Wilson TheatreTheatre
55 Ainslie Avenue, Braddon
Transport(32)
32 bus stops
Other(65)
- Blackhearts & SparrowAlcohol
- CellarbrationsAlcohol
- Apartment
- Eckersley's Art & CraftArt
38 Mort Street
- Rainbow RoundaboutArtwork
- ATM (2)
- ATMxATM
- BankwestATM
- Haig Park Village Market (Sundays)Attraction
- Bbq (2)
- Bench (3)
- The Ride ShopBicycle
Unit 1 4 Lonsdale Street
- Bicycle Parking (4)
- Bicycle Repair Station
- Braddon Service CentreCar repair
- mycar Tyre & Auto CE BraddonCar repair
- SoftwashCar wash
- Waves Car WashCar wash
- Enigma Fine ChocolateChocolate
- GoodbyesClothes
- JST DanceDancing School
55 Ainslie Avenue, Braddon
- QL2 DanceDancing School
55 Ainslie Avenue, Braddon
- Australian Dry CleanersDry Cleaning
- Tesla Destination ChargerEV charging
- Tributary ProjectsGallery
55 Ainslie Avenue, Braddon
- Garden (36)
- The Evergreen Bed and BreakfastGuest House
53 Limestone Avenue
- Anatolian Hair DesignHairdresser
- Naked FoodsHealth Food
- Avenue HotelHotel
80 Northbourne Avenue
- Deco HotelHotel
214 Northbourne Avenue
- Mantra on NorthbourneHotel
84 Northbourne Avenue
- Mercure CanberraHotel
39 Limestone Avenue
- Rex HotelHotel
150 Northbourne Avenue
- HiveHouseware
- Gelato MessinaIce Cream
Unit 4 21 Lonsdale Street
- Information (3)
- QscanMedical Imaging
11 Torrens Street, Braddon
- Hugh WithycombeMusical Instrument
Unit B48-49 55 Ainslie Avenue, Braddon
- Eye CandyOptician
- Parking (29)
- Wilson ParkingParking
- Parking Entrance (12)
- Parking Space (4)
- 7/11 BraddonPetrol station
- Ampol BraddonPetrol station
36 Lonsdale Street
- BP BraddonPetrol station
- Coles Express BraddonPetrol station
- Petrol station
- Petrol station
Lonsdale Street
- Picnic Table (14)
- Asgards Body Piercing StudioPiercing
- Salvation Army Canberra City TemplePlace of worship
Elouera Street
- St Columba's Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
- St Patrick's Roman Catholic ChurchPlace of worship
Donaldson Street
- Australia PostPost Box
- HeadspacePsychotherapist
Unit 1 1 Torrens Street, Braddon
- Public toilets
- Shelter (7)
- TrilogySports
- OfficeworksStationery
30 Mort Street
- kv productionsStudio
55 Ainslie Avenue, Braddon
- Telephone
- TelstraTelephone
- Track (3)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 6
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
3 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Salvation Army Canberra City Temple
Elouera Street
- St Columba's Uniting Church
- St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
Donaldson Street
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 3
- Nearest hospital
- Duntroon Military Hospital (4.1 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- ClinicTorrens StreetClinic
- HeadspaceTorrens StreetPsychotherapist
- QscanTorrens StreetMedical_Imaging
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 110
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 14.7
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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 (15%)
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· 3 proposals
July 2026
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
June 2026
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
March 2026
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
2025· 17 proposals
December 2025
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
November 2025
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
September 2025
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
July 2025
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
June 2025
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
May 2025
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
April 2025
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
March 2025
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
February 2025
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
2024· 13 proposals
October 2024
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
September 2024
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
July 2024
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
May 2024
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
April 2024
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
March 2024
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
February 2024
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
2023· 8 proposals
November 2023
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
August 2023
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
July 2023
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
May 2023
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
April 2023
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
March 2023
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
February 2023
- SUBCBRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · 2026 · Updated
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- TTM 26026 CB Excavations - Garden City Stage 1D TTM 7Torrens Street both directions between Cooyong Street and the Cooyong Centre driveway.This section of road will be closed for 2 weeks with works expected to commence Monday 17 August 2026.16 Aug 2026 – 13 Sep 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Heritage
75 heritage places
- Ainslie Primary and Public SchoolsAinslie Arts Centre3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Ainslie Primary and Public SchoolsAinslie Arts Centre3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Braddon Housing Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Braddon Housing Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Braddon Housing Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Braddon Housing Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Braddon Housing Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Braddon Housing Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Braddon Housing Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Braddon Housing Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via ACT Bushfire Prone Area (SBMP) mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard 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 2.3 km away).
Coalition 17.5%Labor 82.5%
6.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: 0.0 pp
Nearest polling places
- BraddonLabor 83.8% · Coalition 16.2% TPP (2025)0.6 km away
- City (Canberra)Labor 81.4% · Coalition 18.6% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
- City North (Canberra)Labor 79.5% · Coalition 20.5% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
- TurnerLabor 85.6% · Coalition 14.4% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
- Campbell NorthLabor 73.7% · Coalition 26.3% TPP (2025)1.5 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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