Median house price
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ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Hall, 2618
Est. population · Jun 2025
291
Growth (1 yr)
-3.0%
Growth (5 yr)
-4.3%
Median age
47
Median income
$2,681/wk
Employment rate
58.3%
Languages at home
5.4%non-English
Most common: Tamil
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Heritage area
- Café precinct
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Hall is a well-connected smaller community in Unincorporated ACT with everyday amenities close at hand. The area suits established families and long-term locals, with plenty of young families in the mix. For metro suburbs, the café and dining scene is notably rich, with locals returning to favourite spots.
Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area. Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers.
Reported crime has been falling recently. Recognised heritage character runs through the streets, with older fabric still defining local identity.
The overall desirability read is below average, pulled by softer growth momentum compared with similar metro suburbs, though community and employment remain brighter spots. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Hall snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
291
-3.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
13.9%
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
#8
among Metro Canberra · Mature
Safety
67th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
1st
percentile in ACT
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
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
- 32.0/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5243rd in Australia
- State rank
- 105th in ACT
- Peer rank
- #8 among Metro Canberra · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #104 among Metro Canberra suburbs
- Data confidence
- 62%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
291(June 2025)
-3.0% annual · -4.3% over 5 years · 1th percentile in ACT
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- -3.0%
- 5-year growth
- -4.3%
- Change in 1 year
- -9
- Change in 5 years
- -13
- Growth rank in ACT
- 1th 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 (~250), extrapolated at -1.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 298
- Median age
- 47
- Median household income / week
- $2,681
- Dwelling vacancy
- 13.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 17 of 122
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,950
- Employment rate
- 58.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 91 / 14 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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)
- 7
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 5
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 24.1
- State safety percentile
- 67.3th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -61%
Most common offence types
- Motor Vehicle Theft1
- Other Offences2
- Property Damage1
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)2
- Burglary Shops1
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- 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
Amenities
78 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 2 cafes · 1 bars · 1 playgrounds · 1 post offices
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 4 parks mapped in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 10/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 6.71
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 13.42
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 13.42
Food & drink(4)
- Hops & VineBar
6A Victoria Street
- Daughters at HallCafe
- Kynefin CafeCafe
2-4 Victoria Street
- 1882 HallRestaurant
13 Gladstone Street
Community(1)
- Gold Creek School Hall Preschool UnitSchool
Sport & outdoors(9)
- Hall ParkPark
- Hall Village ReservePark
- Park (2)
- Picnic area
- Hall Park Central Community PlaygroundPlayground
- Hall ShowgroundSports field
- Hall Showground Equestrian ParkSports field
- Sports field
Entertainment(1)
- Hall School MuseumMuseum
Transport(1)
1 bus stops
Other(23)
- Kyeema GalleryArt
13 Gladstone Street
- Bbq (2)
- Bench (4)
- Bicycle Parking
- Bleachers (14)
- Hall BNT campsiteCamp Site
- Hall Servo (Hall Service Station)Car repair
- Drinking water (2)
- Hall Farm SuppliesFarm Supplies
- Hall Volunteer Rural Fire BrigadeFire station
Loftus Street
- Kan Kreate & CoGift
- A Hunny's HairHairdresser
- The Shearing ShedHairdresser
Unit 1 2-4 Victoria Street
- Information (9)
- Outdoor Seating
- Parking (11)
- Picnic Table (3)
- Australia PostPost Box
- Hall Post OfficePost office
4 Victoria Street
- Public toilets
- TelstraTelephone
- Waste Basket (2)
- Watering Place
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
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Hall ParkPark
- Hall Village ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 8
- Parks (OSM)
- 4
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
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- University of Canberra Hospital (7.0 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
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 (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from ACT planning register (lodged 2020–2026).
16 planning-related records
2025· 2 proposals
June 2025
- SUBCHALL · HALLCompleted
- SUBCHALL · HALLActive
2024· 2 proposals
July 2024
- SUBCHALL · HALLCompleted
June 2024
- SUBCHALL · HALLCompleted
2023· 3 proposals
December 2023
- SUBCHALL · HALLCompleted
November 2023
- SUBCHALL · HALLCompleted
- SUBCHALL · HALLCompleted
2022· 4 proposals
August 2022
- SUBCHALL · HALLCompleted
April 2022
- SUBCHALL · HALLCompleted
- SUBCHALL · HALLCompleted
March 2022
- SUBCHALL · HALLCompleted
2021· 4 proposals
September 2021
- SUBCHALL · HALLCompleted
August 2021
- SUBCHALL · BELCONNENCompleted
March 2021
- SUBCHALL · HALLCompleted
January 2021
- SUBCHALL · HALLCompleted
2020· 1 proposal
May 2020
- SUBCHALL · HALLCompleted
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · 2020–2026 · Updated
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- TTM 24035 TCCS - Hall Village Christmas Street FairVictoria Street: from Gladstone Street to Hoskins Street.Loftus Street: from Alexandra Street to Victoria Street. Local Traffic Excepted.Loftus Street: from Palmer Street to Victoria Street. Local Traffic Excepted.Friday, 20 November 2026 from 3:00PM to 10:00PM.20 Nov 2026 – 20 Nov 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Heritage
183 heritage places
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesCLD153 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesCLD163 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of GungahlinHC13 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal RecordingsHall 54 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsHall CMT54 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsHall 34 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsHall RTC4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsHall CMT24 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsHalls Creek Site 74 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsHall CMT44 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
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
- Hazard 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 4.3 km away).
Coalition 35.6%Labor 64.3%
7.7 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +0.7 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- HallLabor 63.3% · Coalition 36.7% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
- Nicholls NorthLabor 69.6% · Coalition 30.4% TPP (2025)3.1 km away
- NichollsLabor 68.4% · Coalition 31.6% TPP (2025)3.2 km away
- Fraser CentralLabor 74.3% · Coalition 25.7% TPP (2025)3.3 km away
- NgunnawalLabor 76.4% · Coalition 23.6% TPP (2025)4.0 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
Compare with
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