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%
University qualified
7.5%
Work from home
27.3%
Median land value · 2026
$241,664
Languages at home
22.4%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
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Suburb profile
Fyshwick is a major regional centre in the Australian Capital Territory, in Unincorporated ACT, characterised by heritage streetscapes. Mount Isa is part of the surrounding geography.
Employment is a strong feature of the suburb, with employment 36% above the peer median. Walkability is an exceptional strength. Local amenities are a relative strength, with local amenities 77% above the peer median. Working from home is an exceptional strength, placing it among the highest-ranked major regional centres, and heritage listings are a relative strength, with heritage listings 53% above the peer median. Mapped flood cover is a relative weakness.
Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising walkability and heritage character.
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
Major regional centre · compared with major regional centres in Australian Capital Territory (10)
Who it suits
Housing, growth and risk
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median land value
$242k
0.0% unimproved value
Median rent (Census)
$323/wk
2021 Census median weekly rent
Population (Census)
52
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
0.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Crime rate
100th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
36th
percentile in ACT
Rented dwellings
100%
2021 Census tenure
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
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
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 (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
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
7.5% of adults have a university degree, compared with 42.9% across Australian Capital Territory. 15.1% have a trade or vocational qualification.
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
| Measure | Definition |
|---|---|
| University qualified | Bachelor degree or higher |
| Diploma qualified | Advanced Diploma / Diploma |
| Trade / vocational | Certificate III + IV |
| Year 12 | Year 12 as highest attainment |
| Below Year 12 | Year 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
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
4th percentile in ACT · +1% vs Australia
4th percentile in ACT · 0% vs Australia
16th percentile in ACT · -13% vs Australia
16th percentile in ACT · -1% vs Australia
96th percentile in ACT · +6% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2609 — 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.
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
22.4% speak a language other than English at home; 23.4% born overseas
44.2%Most common religion · Christianity
Christianity is the most common response at 44.2%, while 36.5% reported no religion.
| Measure | Suburb | State |
|---|---|---|
| No religion | 36.5% | 43.5% |
| Christianity | 44.2% | 38.1% |
| Other / not stated | 19.2% | 18.4% |
| Denomination | Suburb | State |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 25% | 19.3% |
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
Data sources & freshness
522 mapped amenities
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
Mildura Street
Unit 5 1 Geelong Street, Fyshwick
2 Ipswich Street, Fyshwick
Unit 1 5 Wiluna Street, Fyshwick
Unit 3 6 Wiluna Street, Fyshwick
Unit 4 1 Dairy Road
17 Wollongong Street
6-8 Wollongong Street
29 Mildura Street
289 Canberra Avenue
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
Unit 3 1 Dairy Road
39 bus stops
1 Dairy Road
10 Wiluna Street, Fyshwick
Unit 1 14 Ipswich Street, Fyshwick
3 Lithgow Street, Fyshwick
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
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 1 147 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
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 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. 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
1 named sporting club in this suburb
Table Tennis
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
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
Data sources & freshness
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
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
GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).
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
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 (12%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
Development applications from ACT planning register.
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Data sources & freshness
29 heritage places
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Heritage listings as established streetscape
Data sources & freshness
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
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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