Median house price
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ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Population
52
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
0.0%
Median age
37
Median income
$1,374/wk
Employment rate
39.6%
Languages at home
22.4%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
Suburb profile
Fyshwick is a residential smaller community in Unincorporated ACT with a familiar suburban feel. Families and commuters make up much of the community. Food and coffee punch above the usual for comparable suburbs, giving the suburb a lived-in social scene.
Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, with buses linking the suburb to surrounding areas. Housing sits in the middle of the local market: neither cheap nor premium.
Reported crime has been falling recently. The built character feels historic and distinctive, with heritage detail visible throughout.
At a glance
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
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Median rent
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Population (Census)
52
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
0.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
100th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
36th
percentile in ACT
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Population growth
0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 36th percentile in ACT
Growth rates are from ABS Estimated Resident Population at SA2 level. Headcount uses 2021 Census when allocated ERP is too low relative to Census to display reliably.
2021 Census
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
507 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
4 restaurants · 16 cafes · 2 bars · 6 fast food · 1 bakeries · 2 libraries · 3 places of worship · 2 sports centres
Unit 3 1 Dairy Road
106 Maryborough Street, Fyshwick
68 Wollongong Street
1 Geelong Street, Fyshwick
8 Barrier Street
8 Townsville Street
9 Wiluna Street, Fyshwick
Dairy Road
70 Barrier Street
19 Isa Street
2 Ipswich Street, Fyshwick
255 Canberra Avenue, Fyshwick
255 Canberra Avenue, Fyshwick
Unit 1 3 Wiluna Street, Fyshwick
7 Geelong Street, Fyshwick
1 Dairy Road
Unit 3 15 Quilpie Crescent, Fyshwick
1 Dairy Road
Unit Unit 2 Building 2 1 Dairy Road
66-68 Townsville Street
39 bus stops
Mildura Street
Unit 5 1 Geelong Street, Fyshwick
1 Dairy Road
10 Wiluna Street, Fyshwick
Unit 1 14 Ipswich Street, Fyshwick
3 Lithgow Street, Fyshwick
17 Wollongong Street
6-8 Wollongong Street
29 Townsville Street
153 Newcastle Street
17 Lyell Street
Unit Unit 2 Building 2 1 Dairy Road
28 Pirie Street
Unit 4 59-61 Wollongong Street
2 Whyalla Street
44 Wollongong Street
8 Albany Street
1 Wiluna Street, Fyshwick
180, 182 Gladstone Street
5 Lithgow Street, Fyshwick
2 Ipswich Street, Fyshwick
3 Wiluna Street, Fyshwick
289 Canberra Avenue
Unit 3 2 Isa Street, Fyshwick
Unit 4 100 Barrier Street
Unit 4 1 Dairy Road
25 Townsville Street
174 Gladstone Street, Fyshwick
6 Whyalla Street
Barrier Street
1 Barrier Street
Unit 2 4 Wiluna Street, Fyshwick
21 Quilpie Crescent, Fyshwick
1 Dairy Road
1 Dairy Road
Unit 4 12 Quilpie Crescent, Fyshwick
1 Dairy Road
7 Lithgow Street, Fyshwick
1 Dairy Road
Unit 1 5 Wiluna Street, Fyshwick
Unit 3 6 Wiluna Street, Fyshwick
Unit 1 147 Gladstone Street, Fyshwick
Unit 1 157 Gladstone Street
Unit 1 160 Gladstone Street
21-23 Townsville Street
1 Dairy Road
Unit 1 39 Collie Street, Fyshwick
47 Newcastle Street
12 Quilpie Crescent, Fyshwick
8 Wiluna Street, Fyshwick
10 Wiluna Street, Fyshwick
Unit 3 14 Ipswich Street, Fyshwick
29 Mildura Street
289 Canberra Avenue
2 Ipswich Street, Fyshwick
2 Yallourn Street
1 Lithgow Street, Fyshwick
1 Lithgow Street, Fyshwick
25 Cessnock Street, Fyshwick
148-154 Gladstone Street
168, 170 Gladstone Street
151 Gladstone Street
Unit G1 5 Geelong Street, Fyshwick
Unit 1 15 Quilpie Crescent, Fyshwick
Unit 9-11 9-11 Townsville Street
176-178 Gladstone Street
4 Ipswich Street, Fyshwick
1 Whyalla Street
25 Ipswich Street, Fyshwick
1 Lithgow Street, Fyshwick
1 Dairy Road
1 Dairy Road
6 Ipswich Street, Fyshwick
6 Ipswich Street, Fyshwick
33 Quilpie Crescent, Fyshwick
39 Quilpie Crescent, Fyshwick
2 Ipswich Street, Fyshwick
Unit 1 6 Wiluna Street, Fyshwick
Unit 3 1 Dairy Road
Unit 5 3 Wiluna Street, Fyshwick
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
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
Data sources & freshness
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
3 places of worship within ~1.5 km
2 Yallourn Street
1 Lithgow Street, Fyshwick
1 Lithgow Street, Fyshwick
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
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.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
Development applications from ACT planning register.
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Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
29 heritage places
Data sources & freshness
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
Two-party preferred (2025)
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 5.3 km away).
2.8 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +3.8 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
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
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