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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%

University qualified

64.8%

Work from home

11.4%

Median land value · 2026

$84,420

Languages at home

27.8%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Spanish, Cantonese

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

54.1/100
Average

61st in ACT

Verified 91% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Arts precinct
  • Heritage area
  • Nightlife
  • Café precinct
  • Walkable
What Braddon is known for: Arts precinct, Heritage area, Nightlife, Café precinct, Walkable

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Suburb profile

Braddon is a central city district of Canberra, in Unincorporated ACT, where heritage streetscapes sit alongside dense residential and commercial development. Notable landmarks include Northbourne Oval and Shakespeare Hall.

Employment is stronger than in comparable places, with employment 20% above the peer median. Dining and café access is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for metropolitan suburbs. University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group, with university qualifications 44% above the peer median. Crime remains above typical levels but is improving. Reported offences have fallen 41% year on year. The clearer weaknesses are thinner park access and thinner mapped green cover within the suburb boundary, with park access 78% below the peer median.

Braddon is a better fit for people who value employment and university qualifications 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

Capital-city centre · compared with metropolitan suburbs in Australian Capital Territory (107)

Strengths

  • Employment is a relative strength
  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group
  • Dining and café access is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Park access is a relative weakness
  • Green cover is a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Central city district
  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Heritage streetscapes
  • Northbourne Oval
  • Shakespeare Hall
  • Crime remains above typical levels but is improving

Who it suits

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

Housing, growth and risk

How Braddon compares

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

Median land value

$84k

0.0% unimproved value

Median rent (Census)

$495/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

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

#12

among Metro Canberra · Growth area

Crime rate

86th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

73rd

percentile in ACT

Rented dwellings

61%

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
54.1/100 — Average
National rank
1274th in Australia
State rank
61st in ACT
Peer rank
#12 among Metro Canberra · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#61 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)
$84,420
Land value change
0%
Valued parcels
5,414

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

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
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$495
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
11.4% / 27.3% / 61.3%
Employment rate
77.9%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
11.4% / 8.7% / 40.3%
Walked or cycled to work
27.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
165 / 478 / 2,728

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

64.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 42.9% across Australian Capital Territory. 5.1% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified64.8% · 42.9% ACT
  • Diploma qualified5.6% · 9.3% ACT
  • Trade / vocational5.1% · 10.7% ACT
  • Year 12 or below24.5% · 37.1% ACT

Highest qualification field

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

  • Society and culture36.5%
  • Management and commerce20.2%
  • Natural and physical sciences8%
  • Information technology7.6%
  • Health6.4%
  • Engineering and related technologies6%
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)
$82,985

84th percentile in ACT · +41% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$84,361

64th percentile in ACT · +30% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
17.0%

60th percentile in ACT · +23% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$66,909

24th percentile in ACT · +6% vs Australia

Residents with business income
6.0%

0th percentile in ACT · -42% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2612 — 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
13,993
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,434
Median net rent
-$2,080
Taxpayers reporting business income
795
Taxable income vs state median
+10%
Salary / wages vs state median
+3%
Rental investment vs state median
+6%
Super vs state median
-36%
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

27.8% speak a language other than English at home; 35.3% born overseas

Language at home
4,376 English only · 1,686 other
Non-English at home
27.8%
Born overseas
2,144 (35.3%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
75 (1.2%)
Australian citizens
4,997
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
33

Top languages other than English

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

  • Mandarin227 · 32.1%
  • Spanish53 · 7.5%
  • Cantonese49 · 6.9%
  • Korean36 · 5.1%
  • Hindi35 · 5%
  • German24 · 3.4%
  • Italian23 · 3.3%
  • Urdu20 · 2.8%

Religion

59.5%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 59.5%, while Christianity accounts for 23.4%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion59.5%43.5%
Christianity23.4%38.1%
Hinduism2.9%4.5%
Buddhism2.6%2.8%
Other / not stated11.6%11.1%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic13.2%19.3%
Anglican4.3%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)
456
Against the person
50
Against property
285
Rate per 1,000 residents
61
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 128 residents
State crime-rate percentile
85.8th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-41.3%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
4
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
0.53

Most common offence types

  • Assault - Non-Fv24
  • Burglary Other44
  • Other Offences121
  • Property Damage66
  • Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)144

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
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 (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

288 mapped amenities

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 shops and everyday services
  • 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(4)
  • Blackhearts & SparrowBottle shop
  • CellarbrationsBottle shop
  • FoodaryConvenience store
  • Braddon SupermarketSupermarket

    94 Lowanna Street

Everyday services(11)
  • ATM (2)
  • ATMxATM
  • BankwestATM
  • Tesla Destination ChargerEV charging
  • 7/11 BraddonPetrol station
  • Ampol BraddonPetrol station

    36 Lonsdale Street

  • BP BraddonPetrol station
  • Coles Express BraddonPetrol station
  • Petrol station
  • Petrol station

    Lonsdale 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(39)
  • BBQ (2)
  • Bike. Alternate route Dickson-CityCycling route
  • CBR Cycle Route C1Cycling route
  • CBR Cycle Route C6Cycling route
  • CBR Cycle Route C8Cycling route
  • CBR Cycle Route C9Cycling route
  • Garden City CyclewayCycling route
  • In Kilter FitnessGym

    55 Ainslie Avenue, Braddon

  • Park (3)
  • Picnic area
  • Lowanna Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
  • Playground (2)
  • Public toilets
  • Northbourne OvalSports field
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (18)
  • alternate Centenary trailWalking trail
  • Canberra Centenary Trail - HikingWalking trail
Places to stay(6)
  • The Evergreen Bed and BreakfastGuest house

    53 Limestone Avenue

  • 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

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(46)
  • Adina Serviced ApartmentsApartment

    74 Northbourne Avenue

  • Apartment
  • Eckersley's Art & CraftArt

    38 Mort Street

  • Rainbow RoundaboutArtwork
  • Haig Park Village Market (Sundays)Attraction
  • 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
  • Tributary ProjectsGallery

    55 Ainslie Avenue, Braddon

  • Garden (36)
  • Anatolian Hair DesignHairdresser
  • Naked FoodsHealth Food
  • 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)
  • 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

  • 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. 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

Sporting clubs

2 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Braddon Tennis Club

    Tennis

  • Canberra Raiders

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
1.5%
Woodland / forest cover
0.4%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
6
Parks (OSM)
3
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

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

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
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1
Aged-care services
1

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

  • ClinicTorrens StreetClinic
  • HeadspaceTorrens StreetPsychotherapist
  • QscanTorrens StreetMedical_Imaging
Aged-care services
  • Marymead CatholicCare Canberra & Goulburn - Home Care PackagesBRADDONHome Care

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

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

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

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2023· 8 proposals

  • November 2023

  • SUBC
    BRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted

  • August 2023

  • SUBC
    BRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted

  • July 2023

  • SUBC
    BRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
  • SUBC
    BRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted

  • May 2023

  • SUBC
    BRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted

  • April 2023

  • SUBC
    BRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted

  • March 2023

  • SUBC
    BRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted

  • February 2023

  • SUBC
    BRADDON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted

Data sources & freshness

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

Roadworks & transport

3 active roadworks / incidents

  • TTM 26026 CB Excavations - Garden City Stage 1D TTM 7 Date ExtensionTorrens Street: from Cooyong Street to Elouera Street. (Local Traffic Excepted)7 am to 5 pm. Daily.Saturday & Sunday Only.18 Sep 2026 – 11 Oct 2026
  • TTM 26079 CED - Com Ba MienCar park opposite Braddon Section 20 Block 20 - Closure on Friday, 4 December 2026 at 10:00AM to Saturday, 5 December 2026 at 11:59PM03 Dec 2026 – 05 Dec 2026
  • Zinc Apartments Roof RepairsHenty Street - (both directions): from Torrens Street to Wise Street.9 am to 4:30 pm. Monday to Friday.7 am to 6 pm. Saturday.06 Sep 2026 – 27 Nov 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

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
No overlay at centroid
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 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

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

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