ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council

Fraser, 2615

Est. population · Jun 2025

2,120

Growth (1 yr)

+2.0%

Growth (5 yr)

+2.7%

Median age

41

Median income

$2,618/wk

Employment rate

61.6%

University qualified

33.1%

Work from home

12.6%

Median land value · 2026

$499,000

Languages at home

8.7%non-English

Most common: German, Spanish, Arabic

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

52.4/100
Average

68th in ACT

Verified 91% confidence

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    Suburb profile

    Fraser is a middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Canberra, in Unincorporated ACT, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. Mount Rogers is part of the surrounding geography.

    Dining and cafés are a relative strength, with dining and cafés 109% above the peer median. Reported crime is lower than in most comparable places. Reported offences have fallen 56% year on year, and socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median, well above typical levels for middle-ring metropolitan suburbs, and working from home is more common than in comparable places, with working from home 24% above the peer median, and recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places, with recorded road crashes 100% below the peer median. School access is sparse.

    Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising lower crime and socio-economic advantage over school access.

    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

    Middle-ring metropolitan suburb · compared with middle-ring metropolitan suburbs in Australian Capital Territory (49)

    Strengths

    • Reported crime is lower than in most comparable places
    • Socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median
    • Working from home is more common than in comparable places
    • Dining and cafés are a relative strength
    • Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places

    Weaknesses

    • School access is sparse

    What stands out

    • Mount Rogers

    Who it suits

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

    Housing, growth and risk

    How Fraser compares

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

    Median land value

    $499k

    0.0% unimproved value

    Median rent (Census)

    $450/wk

    2021 Census median weekly rent

    Population (ERP)

    2,120

    +2.0% annual growth

    Dwelling vacancy

    5.4%

    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

    #40

    among Metro Canberra · Established

    Crime rate

    10th

    percentile in state (higher = more crime)

    Pop. growth

    86th

    percentile in ACT

    Rented dwellings

    11%

    2021 Census tenure

    Advantage (IRSAD)

    10/10

    national SEIFA decile

    School ICSEA

    53rd

    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
    52.4/100 — Average
    National rank
    1570th in Australia
    State rank
    68th in ACT
    Peer rank
    #40 among Metro Canberra · Established suburbs
    Cohort rank
    #68 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)
    $499,000
    Land value change
    0%
    Valued parcels
    783

    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

    2,120(June 2025)

    +2.0% annual · +2.7% over 5 years · 86th percentile in ACT

    Growth figures & methodology
    Annual growth
    +2.0%
    5-year growth
    +2.7%
    Change in 1 year
    +42
    Change in 5 years
    +55
    Growth rank in ACT
    86th 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 (~2,100), extrapolated at -0.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

    2021 Census figures

    2021 Census

    Population
    2,126
    Median age
    41
    Median household income / week
    $2,618
    Dwelling vacancy
    5.4%
    Unoccupied private dwellings
    42 of 772
    Median monthly mortgage
    $2,167
    Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
    $450
    Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
    41% / 48.6% / 10.5%
    Employment rate
    61.6%
    Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
    12.6% / 1.8% / 71.8%
    Walked or cycled to work
    1.1%
    Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
    700 / 27 / 4

    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

    33.1% of adults have a university degree, compared with 42.9% across Australian Capital Territory. 13.9% have a trade or vocational qualification.

    • University qualified33.1% · 42.9% ACT
    • Diploma qualified11.6% · 9.3% ACT
    • Trade / vocational13.9% · 10.7% ACT
    • Year 12 or below41.4% · 37.1% ACT

    Highest qualification field

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

    • Management and commerce20.4%
    • Society and culture19.3%
    • Engineering and related technologies11.2%
    • Education10.6%
    • Health9%
    • Natural and physical sciences6.4%
    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)
    $72,753

    28th percentile in ACT · +24% vs Australia

    Median salary / wages (2023–24)
    $80,166

    36th percentile in ACT · +23% vs Australia

    Residents with rental investments
    12.0%

    4th percentile in ACT · -13% vs Australia

    Median super balance (2023–24)
    $97,489

    40th percentile in ACT · +54% vs Australia

    Residents with business income
    7.0%

    44th percentile in ACT · -33% vs Australia

    Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2615 — 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
    31,477
    Taxpayers reporting net rent
    3,789
    Median net rent
    -$3,521
    Taxpayers reporting business income
    2,300
    Taxable income vs state median
    -3%
    Salary / wages vs state median
    -2%
    Rental investment vs state median
    -25%
    Super vs state median
    -6%
    Business income vs state median
    0%

    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

    8.7% speak a language other than English at home; 17.2% born overseas

    Language at home
    1,906 English only · 181 other
    Non-English at home
    8.7%
    Born overseas
    359 (17.2%)
    Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
    39 (1.8%)
    Australian citizens
    2,015
    Languages spoken at home (other than English)
    11

    Top languages other than English

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

    • German9 · 18.4%
    • Spanish6 · 12.2%
    • Arabic5 · 10.2%
    • Nepali5 · 10.2%
    • Sinhalese5 · 10.2%
    • Mandarin4 · 8.2%
    • French3 · 6.1%
    • Greek3 · 6.1%

    Religion

    49.3%No religion

    No religion is the most common response at 49.3%, while Christianity accounts for 43.3%.

    MeasureSuburbState
    No religion49.3%43.5%
    Christianity43.3%38.1%
    Other / not stated7.4%18.4%
    Christian denominations
    DenominationSuburbState
    Catholic19.2%19.3%
    Anglican10.7%8.2%
    Uniting Church2.5%1.8%
    Christian (not further defined)2.4%2.3%
    Pentecostal2.3%0.9%

    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)
    19
    Against the person
    4
    Against property
    8
    Rate per 1,000 residents
    9
    Person-crime prevalence
    About 1 in 532 residents
    State crime-rate percentile
    9.7th (higher = more crime)
    Decrease (daily rate)
    -55.7%
    Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
    0
    Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
    0

    Most common offence types

    • Assault - Fv2
    • Other Offences7
    • Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)3
    • Assault - Non-Fv2
    • Property Damage3

    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
    2
    Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
    1,014.5
    Median ICSEA percentile
    53th
    School list
    • Fraser Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1042 · 65th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 462 students · Top SEA quarter 22% · 0.2 km awayView on My School →
    • Charnwood-Dunlop SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 987 · 41th percentile · LBOTE 36% · 308 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →

    Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

    Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

    Data sources & freshness

    Amenities

    77 mapped amenities

    1 restaurants · 1 cafes · 3 playgrounds

    Local character & venue list

    Local character

    • A car helps for daily needs
    • Great for outdoor family life — 1 parks mapped in suburb, 3 playgrounds nearby
    • Well connected by public transport — 35 public transport stops
    Walkability proxy
    34/100
    Cafés per 1,000 residents
    0.47
    Food & drink per 1,000 residents
    0.94
    Parks per 1,000 residents
    0.47
    Food & drink(2)
    • Fraser CafeCafe

      6 Daley Crescent

    • Pop PizzaRestaurant
    Sport & outdoors(7)
    • Park
    • Mildenhall Place Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
    • Playground
    • Shakespheare Crescent Central Community PlaygroundPlayground
    • Fraser OvalSports field
    • Sports field
    • Canberra Centenary Trail - HikingWalking trail
    Entertainment(1)
    • Viewpoint
    Transport(35)

    35 bus stops

    Other(10)
    • Bench (12)
    • Bicycle Parking
    • Information
    • Parking (10)
    • Parking Space
    • Shelter (2)
    • Telephone
    • Vacant (2)
    • Waste Basket
    • Waste Disposal

    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
    12.2%
    Woodland / forest cover
    10.7%
    Parks & woodland features (OSM)
    7
    Parks (OSM)
    1
    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

    Health access

    Nearest hospital
    University of Canberra Hospital (5.6 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)
    78
    Participants per 1,000 residents
    36.8

    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
      FRASER · BELCONNENActive
    • April 2026

    • SUBC
      FRASER · BELCONNENActive
    • March 2026

    • SUBC
      FRASER · BELCONNENActive
    • February 2026

    • SUBC
      FRASER · BELCONNENCompleted
    2025· 6 proposals
    • September 2025

    • SUBC
      FRASER · BELCONNENCompleted
    • August 2025

    • SUBC
      FRASER · BELCONNENCompleted
    • May 2025

    • SUBC
      FRASER · BELCONNENCompleted
    • March 2025

    • SUBC
      FRASER · BELCONNENCompleted
    • February 2025

    • SUBC
      FRASER · BELCONNENActive
    • SUBC
      FRASER · BELCONNENCompleted
    2024· 2 proposals
    • April 2024

    • SUBC
      FRASER · BELCONNENCompleted
    • March 2024

    • SUBC
      FRASER · BELCONNENCompleted
    2023· 2 proposals
    • December 2023

    • SUBC
      FRASER · BELCONNENCompleted
    • August 2023

    • SUBC
      FRASER · BELCONNENCompleted
    2022· 5 proposals
    • July 2022

    • SUBC
      FRASER · BELCONNENCompleted
    • SUBC
      FRASER · BELCONNENCompleted
    • June 2022

    • SUBC
      FRASER · BELCONNENCompleted
    • SUBC
      FRASER · BELCONNENCompleted
    • SUBC
      FRASER · BELCONNENCompleted
    2021· 4 proposals
    • December 2021

    • SUBC
      FRASER · BELCONNENCompleted
    • November 2021

    • SUBC
      FRASER · BELCONNENCompleted
    • SUBC
      FRASER · BELCONNENCompleted
    • April 2021

    • SUBC
      FRASER · BELCONNENCompleted
    2020· 4 proposals
    • December 2020

    • SUBC
      FRASER · BELCONNENCompleted
    • November 2020

    • SUBC
      FRASER · BELCONNENCompleted
    • October 2020

    • SUBC
      FRASER · BELCONNENCompleted
    • April 2020

    • SUBC
      FRASER · BELCONNENCompleted

    Data sources & freshness

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

    Heritage

    2 heritage places

    • Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesCLD13 - Registered Places or Objects
    • Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesCLD103 - 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
    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
    Fenner
    Member of Parliament
    Andrew LEIGH (Australian Labor Party)
    Results from
    2025 federal election
    Electorate enrolment (2025)
    105,428
    Turnout (2025)
    92.0%
    Swing since 2022 (2025)
    +6.4 pp toward Labor

    Two-party preferred (2025)

    Coalition 27.9%Labor 72.1%

    Estimated suburb voting profile

    Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.5 km away).

    Coalition 25.9%Labor 74.1%

    2.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

    Estimated swing since 2022: +7.7 pp toward Labor

    Nearest polling places

    • Fraser CentralLabor 74.3% · Coalition 25.7% TPP (2025)0.2 km away
    • Charnwood EastLabor 71.1% · Coalition 28.9% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
    • CharnwoodLabor 70.4% · Coalition 29.6% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
    • MelbaLabor 76.7% · Coalition 23.4% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
    • Evatt SouthLabor 78.0% · Coalition 21.9% TPP (2025)3.0 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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