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Dickson, 2602

Est. population · Jun 2025

4,070

Growth (1 yr)

+3.1%

Growth (5 yr)

+31.7%

Median age

30

Median income

$2,277/wk

Employment rate

74.7%

University qualified

58.8%

Work from home

11.9%

Median land value · 2026

$86,140

Languages at home

26.4%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

59.6/100
Good

Top 26% of Australian Capital Territory's suburbs

Verified 91% confidence

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

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Suburb profile

Dickson is a mixed commercial-residential suburb of Canberra, in Unincorporated ACT. It is mainly residential, with little in the way of a distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.

Dining and cafés are a relative strength, placing it among the highest-ranked mixed commercial-residential suburbs. School access is exceptionally strong. Recorded road crashes are a relative strength, with recorded road crashes 75% below the peer median. Crime remains above typical levels but is improving. Reported offences have fallen 49% year on year. The clearer weaknesses are thinner park access and thinner mapped green cover within the suburb boundary, with park access 47% below the peer median.

Dickson's appeal is better explained by housing, access and location than by a strong standalone precinct or destination.

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

Mixed commercial-residential suburb · compared with mixed commercial-residential suburbs in Australian Capital Territory (10)

Strengths

  • School access is exceptionally strong
  • Dining and cafés are a relative strength
  • Recorded road crashes are a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Park access is thinner than in comparable places
  • Mapped green cover within the suburb boundary is below comparable suburbs

What stands out

  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Crime remains above typical levels but is improving

Who it suits

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

Housing, growth and risk

How Dickson compares

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

Median land value

$86k

0.0% unimproved value

Median rent (Census)

$500/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

4,070

+3.1% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

8.6%

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

#6

among Metro Canberra · Growth area

Crime rate

91st

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

88th

percentile in ACT

Rented dwellings

47%

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
59.6/100 — Good
State standing
Top 26% of Australian Capital Territory's suburbs
National rank
556th in Australia
State rank
28th in ACT
Peer rank
#6 among Metro Canberra · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#28 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)
$86,140
Land value change
0%
Valued parcels
2,823

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

4,070(June 2025)

+3.1% annual · +31.7% over 5 years · 88th percentile in ACT

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+3.1%
5-year growth
+31.7%
Change in 1 year
+121
Change in 5 years
+980
Growth rank in ACT
88th 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 (~5,100), extrapolated at +4.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
3,292
Median age
30
Median household income / week
$2,277
Dwelling vacancy
8.6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
135 of 1,566
Median monthly mortgage
$1,904
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$500
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
19.8% / 33.7% / 46.6%
Employment rate
74.7%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
11.9% / 9.2% / 49.5%
Walked or cycled to work
13.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
423 / 308 / 704

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

58.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 42.9% across Australian Capital Territory. 6% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified58.8% · 42.9% ACT
  • Diploma qualified5.9% · 9.3% ACT
  • Trade / vocational6% · 10.7% ACT
  • Year 12 or below29.2% · 37.1% ACT

Highest qualification field

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

  • Society and culture33.1%
  • Management and commerce18.3%
  • Natural and physical sciences8.4%
  • Information technology7.1%
  • Creative arts6.7%
  • Health6.7%
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)
$79,126

72nd percentile in ACT · +35% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$84,382

68th percentile in ACT · +30% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
18.0%

68th percentile in ACT · +30% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$101,784

44th percentile in ACT · +61% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

64th percentile in ACT · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2602 — 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
24,069
Taxpayers reporting net rent
4,289
Median net rent
-$1,804
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,954
Taxable income vs state median
+5%
Salary / wages vs state median
+3%
Rental investment vs state median
+13%
Super vs state median
-2%
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

26.4% speak a language other than English at home; 31.1% born overseas

Language at home
2,329 English only · 837 other
Non-English at home
26.4%
Born overseas
989 (31.1%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
49 (1.5%)
Australian citizens
2,671
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
26

Top languages other than English

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

  • Mandarin104 · 31.4%
  • Cantonese28 · 8.5%
  • Vietnamese25 · 7.6%
  • Nepali18 · 5.4%
  • Indonesian13 · 3.9%
  • French12 · 3.6%
  • Spanish12 · 3.6%
  • Croatian11 · 3.3%

Religion

60.1%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 60.1%, while Christianity accounts for 23.6%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion60.1%43.5%
Christianity23.6%38.1%
Hinduism2.2%4.5%
Buddhism4.6%2.8%
Other / not stated9.5%11.1%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic12.5%19.3%
Anglican3.8%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)
378
Against the person
29
Against property
266
Rate per 1,000 residents
92.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 114 residents
State crime-rate percentile
91.2th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-49.1%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
4
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
0.98

Most common offence types

  • Assault - Non-Fv16
  • Burglary Other28
  • Other Offences83
  • Property Damage48
  • Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)173

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
13
Median school ICSEA (13 schools)
1,135
Median ICSEA percentile
92th
School list
  • Emmaus Christian SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1138 · 93th percentile · LBOTE 32% · 590 students · Top SEA quarter 57% · 0.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Daramalan CollegeSecondary · Independent · ICSEA 1127 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 1,498 students · Top SEA quarter 50% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
  • North Ainslie Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1145 · 94th percentile · LBOTE 30% · 527 students · Top SEA quarter 63% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Lyneham High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1132 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 45% · 1,034 students · Top SEA quarter 57% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
  • Dickson CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1101 · 84th percentile · LBOTE 39% · 899 students · Top SEA quarter 46% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • Brindabella Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1154 · 96th percentile · LBOTE 72% · 929 students · Top SEA quarter 61% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Lyneham Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1135 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 45% · 498 students · Top SEA quarter 58% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Rosary Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1121 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 15% · 369 students · Top SEA quarter 50% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Merici CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1138 · 93th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 992 students · Top SEA quarter 55% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
  • St Joseph's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1130 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 334 students · Top SEA quarter 51% · 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

345 mapped amenities

38 restaurants · 15 cafes · 2 pubs · 1 bars · 5 supermarkets · 2 pharmacies · 7 fast food · 2 bakeries

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Strong café and dining scene — 65 food & drink venues nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 5 parks mapped in suburb, 3 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 23 public transport stops
  • Good everyday shopping nearby — 12 shops and services
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 12 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
100/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
4.56
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
19.74
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.52
Food & drink(65)
  • Elaines Gourmet Pie CafeBakery
  • LiletteBakery

    Unit g3 8 Cape Street

  • TrinityBar
  • Cafe Stepping Stone DicksonCafe

    8 Hawdon Place

  • Folks GalleryCafe
  • Good BrosCafe
  • High RoadCafe
  • Hudsons of DicksonCafe
  • Kickstart ExpressoCafe
  • Milk FlowerCafe
  • My Rainbow Dreams Vegetarian CafeCafe

    Unit G1 Dickson Place

  • NickysCafe
  • Prage CafeCafe
  • Spilt Milk BarCafe
  • Super EmojiCafe
  • Trevs @ Dickson CafeCafe

    20 Challis Street

  • Two Before TenCafe

    480 Northbourne Avenue

  • Yu CafeCafe

    Unit 3 24 Dickson Place

  • Domino'sFast food
  • KFCFast food
  • McDonald'sFast food
  • OportoFast food
  • PattysmithsFast food
  • SubwayFast food
  • ZambreroFast food
  • Dickson TaphousePub

    Woolley Street

  • Tradesmen's Union ClubPub
  • 7 VillageRestaurant
  • Alara'sRestaurant
  • AtriumRestaurant
  • Au Lac Gourmet VegetarianRestaurant
  • Chongqing Street NoodlesRestaurant
  • Dickson Asian Noodle HouseRestaurant
  • Dickson Dumpling HouseRestaurant
  • Dickson Kebab & GrillRestaurant
  • Dum DicksonRestaurant
  • El Dorado SteakhouseRestaurant
  • Firestone PizzeriaRestaurant
  • Hanok Korean Fine BBQRestaurant
  • Hello HarryRestaurant
  • I Love PizzaRestaurant
  • JimmyRestaurant
  • Kagawa Japanese CuisineRestaurant
  • Kimchi Korean BBQRestaurant
  • Mozzarella and coRestaurant
  • My Mom's Yangpyeong HaejanggookRestaurant
  • Noodle ChoiceRestaurant
  • Orient Kitchen Chinese Cuisine and BBQRestaurant

    29 Woolley Street

  • Papa J's Resto BarRestaurant

    Unit G04 21 Challis Street

  • Pho Dickson Vietnamese CuisineRestaurant
  • Pho Phu QuocRestaurant

    5 Badham Street

  • Rogane ChimacRestaurant
  • Royal Bait Al MandiRestaurant
  • Ruby ChineseRestaurant
  • Sushi & MoreRestaurant
  • Taj Agra IndianRestaurant
  • Tak Kee Roast InnRestaurant
  • Teppanyaki Shin SenRestaurant
  • The East KitchenRestaurant
  • The Scholar Chinese Seafood RestaurantRestaurant
  • The TongdakRestaurant
  • Two Sisters Lao ThaiRestaurant

    Unit 5 38 Woolley Street

  • Wukong HotpotRestaurant
  • Xian Famous FoodRestaurant
  • Yum ThaiRestaurant
Shopping(18)
  • BWSBottle shop
  • Dan Murphy'sBottle shop
  • Dickson Nuts Bar and GrillBottle shop
  • Hing ShingButcher
  • Lost River ProduceButcher

    Unit 1 5-15 Badham Street

  • The Butcher ShopButcher

    Dickson Place

  • All In One Super MartConvenience store
  • Coles ExpressConvenience store
  • Woolworths PetrolConvenience store
  • Siagon Asian FoodsGreengrocer
  • VinniesOp shop
  • Abuy Asian GrocerySupermarket
  • ColesSupermarket
  • Deji Asian SupermarketSupermarket
  • Swan Asian GrocerySupermarket

    Badham Street

  • WoolworthsSupermarket
Everyday services(8)
  • ATM
  • ANZBank
  • St.GeorgeBank
  • WestpacBank

    Badham Street

  • EV charging
  • Coles ExpressPetrol station
  • Woolworths PetrolPetrol station
  • Dickson Post OfficePost office
Community(5)
  • Northside Community ServiceCommunity centre
  • Dickson LibraryLibrary
  • Daramalan CollegeSchool
  • Dickson CollegeSchool
  • Emmaus Christian SchoolSchool
Health & services(4)
  • Canberra ImagingMedical clinic

    Unit C31 480 Northbourne Avenue, Dickson

  • Majura Medical CentreMedical clinic
  • Capital ChemistPharmacy
  • Cincotta Discount ChemistPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(30)
  • Bates Street PathCycling route
  • C6Cycling route
  • CBR Cycle Route C1Cycling route
  • CBR Cycle Route C6Cycling route
  • CBR Cycle Route C9Cycling route
  • Garden City CyclewayCycling route
  • Drinking water (4)
  • Anytime FitnessGym
  • Dickson WetlandPark
  • Park (4)
  • Hawdon Street Central Community PlaygroundPlayground
  • Hope Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
  • Playground
  • Public toilets
  • Dickson Aquatic CentreSports centre
  • Northside FitnessSports centre
  • Dickson District Playing Fields (Dickson 1)Sports field
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (4)
  • alternate Centenary trailWalking trail
  • Canberra Centenary Trail - HikingWalking trail
Places to stay(4)
  • Adina DicksonHotel
  • Canberra Parklands Central Apartment HotelHotel

    6 Hawdon Place

  • Quality Hotel DicksonHotel
  • the Pavilion on NorthbourneHotel
Entertainment(1)
  • Viewpoint
Transport(23)

23 bus stops

Other(40)
  • Bench (9)
  • Access CanberraBicycle Parking
  • Bicycle Parking (22)
  • Transport CanberraBicycle Parking
  • Bicycle Repair Station
  • Money Chain Foreign ExchangeBureau De Change
  • PopcarCar Sharing
  • Coles Express DicksonCar wash
  • Clock
  • Bell's Dry CleanersDry Cleaning

    Unit 3 5 Badham Street

  • Garden (34)
  • The GardenGarden Centre
  • Dom’s BarbershopHairdresser

    23 Badham Street

  • Hairdresser
  • SoundboxKaraoke Box
  • Kiosk (2)
  • Encore School of Music (ESoM)Music School
  • NewsagencyNewsagent
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Australia Post Parcel LockerParcel Locker
  • 3 Rosevear Place ParkingParking
  • Emmaus Christian SchoolParking
  • Parking (66)
  • Pinochio Child Care ParkingParking
  • St Bridgid's ChurchParking
  • Parking Entrance (6)
  • Parking Space (7)
  • Picnic Table (5)
  • Dickson Memorial Baptist ChurchPlace of worship
  • Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's WitnessesPlace of worship

    Cnr Antill Street & Hawdon Place

  • St Bridgid's ChurchPlace of worship
  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Dickson Post OfficePost Box
  • Post Box
  • Shower (2)
  • ABC CanberraStudio
  • Telephone
  • Track (5)
  • Vending machine (2)
  • Waste Basket

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

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Dickson WetlandPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
4.4%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
5
Parks (OSM)
5
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

  • Dickson Memorial Baptist Church
  • Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses

    Cnr Antill Street & Hawdon Place

  • St Bridgid's Church

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
4
Nearest hospital
Calvary Bruce Private Hospital (4.6 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
2
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 2
Aged-care services
3
Residential aged-care places
108

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

  • Canberra ImagingNorthbourne AvenueGP
  • Majura Medical CentreGP
  • Capital ChemistPharmacy
  • Cincotta Discount ChemistPharmacy
Aged-care services
  • Goodwin Ainslie (Goodwin House)AINSLIEResidential
  • Northside Community ServiceDICKSONHome Care
  • Northside Community Service LtdDICKSONHome 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)
91
Participants per 1,000 residents
22.4

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· 13 proposals

  • September 2026

  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALActive

  • August 2026

  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted

  • July 2026

  • RESL
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted

  • March 2026

  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted

  • February 2026

  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
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    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
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    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted

  • January 2026

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    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
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    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
2025· 15 proposals

  • December 2025

  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
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    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted

  • September 2025

  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
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    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted

  • August 2025

  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALActive

  • June 2025

  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
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    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
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    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted

  • May 2025

  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted

  • April 2025

  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
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    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted

  • February 2025

  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALActive

  • January 2025

  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
2024· 12 proposals

  • November 2024

  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted

  • October 2024

  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted

  • August 2024

  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
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    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted

  • July 2024

  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted

  • May 2024

  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
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    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted

  • April 2024

  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted

  • March 2024

  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
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    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted

  • February 2024

  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
2023· 6 proposals

  • December 2023

  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted

  • November 2023

  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
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    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
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    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted

  • October 2023

  • SUBC
    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
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    DICKSON · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted

Data sources & freshness

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

Roadworks & transport

2 active roadworks / incidents

  • Civic ZSS – Dickson (Civic ZSS to Lyneham feeder) – 4100505185Intersection of Challis Street and Antill Street. 9:30 am to 4:00 pm. Monday to Friday.7:00 am to 5:00 pm. Saturday and Sunday.26 Jul 2026 – 27 Jul 2027
  • TTM 26005 SHAW BG - Stockdale Street TTM 3Stockdale Street - westbound: from Randell Street to Dooring Street.30 Aug 2026 – 12 Oct 2026

Data sources & freshness

  • Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated

Heritage

9 heritage places

  • Dickson Library 3 - Registered Places or Objects
  • Northbourne Housing Precinct Representative Sample 3 - Registered Places or Objects
  • Northbourne Housing Precinct Representative Sample 3 - Registered Places or Objects
  • Northbourne Housing Precinct Representative Sample 3 - Registered Places or Objects
  • Northbourne Housing Precinct Representative Sample 3 - Registered Places or Objects
  • Northbourne Housing Precinct Representative Sample 3 - Registered Places or Objects
  • Northbourne Housing Precinct Representative Sample 3 - Registered Places or Objects
  • Northbourne Housing Precinct Representative Sample 3 - Registered Places or Objects
  • Northbourne Housing Precinct Representative Sample 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
3% of 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 2.2 km away).

Coalition 16.6%Labor 83.4%

7.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +1.7 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Ainslie NorthLabor 87.2% · Coalition 12.8% TPP (2025)0.6 km away
  • DicksonLabor 79.3% · Coalition 20.7% TPP (2025)0.6 km away
  • Lyneham EastLabor 84.4% · Coalition 15.6% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
  • DownerLabor 84.0% · Coalition 16.0% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
  • LynehamLabor 85.7% · Coalition 14.3% TPP (2025)1.4 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)
9/10

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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