Median house price
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ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Kambah, 2902
Est. population · Jun 2025
15,767
Growth (1 yr)
+0.4%
Growth (5 yr)
+1.7%
Median age
41
Median income
$2,207/wk
Employment rate
60.4%
Languages at home
14.6%non-English
Most common: Malayalam, Nepali, Spanish
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- High desirability
- Green suburb
- National parks
- Café precinct
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Kambah is a well-connected established suburb in Unincorporated ACT with everyday amenities close at hand. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with plenty of young families in the mix. Schooling is a clear local strength compared with many peer areas.
Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Daily life works well on foot, with buses also serving the suburb. Housing is expensive relative to much of the state.
Reported crime has been falling recently. Occasional new builds add variety while most of the suburb keeps its established look.
Desirability rates excellent overall, led by stronger growth momentum, plus community and employment compared with similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
Kambah snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
15,767
+0.4% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
4.7%
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
#2
among Metro Canberra · Established
Safety
45th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
49th
percentile in ACT
Advantage (IRSAD)
9/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
66th
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
- 76.5/100 — Excellent
- State standing
- Top 2% of Australian Capital Territory's suburbs
- National rank
- 37th in Australia
- State rank
- 2nd in ACT
- Peer rank
- #2 among Metro Canberra · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #2 among Metro Canberra suburbs
- Data confidence
- 82%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
15,767(June 2025)
+0.4% annual · +1.7% over 5 years · 49th percentile in ACT
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.4%
- 5-year growth
- +1.7%
- Change in 1 year
- +60
- Change in 5 years
- +270
- Growth rank in ACT
- 49th 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 (~15,800), extrapolated at +0.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 15,670
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $2,207
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 290 of 6,138
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Employment rate
- 60.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 4,953 / 777 / 114
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)
- 260
- Against the person
- 59
- Against property
- 87
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 16.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 266 residents
- State safety percentile
- 45.1th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -51.3%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Fv36
- Assault - Non-Fv14
- Other Offences114
- Property Damage29
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)36
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 1,043
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 66th
School list
- St Thomas the Apostle Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1082 · 79th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 325 students · Top SEA quarter 32% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
- Taylor Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1043 · 66th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 286 students · Top SEA quarter 25% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
- Namadgi SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 978 · 37th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 578 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
5 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Eucalyptus MontessoriSummerland Circuitchildcare
- Galileo Early Learningchildcare
- Goodstart Early Learning KambahJenke Circuitkindergarten
- Namadgi School Pre-school Unitkindergarten
- Salem Childrens Centrekindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Amenities
260 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 restaurants · 5 cafes · 1 pubs · 4 supermarkets · 2 pharmacies · 2 fast food · 1 bakeries · 4 places of worship
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 27 parks mapped in suburb, 24 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 60 public transport stops
- Good everyday shopping nearby — 7 shops and services
- Strong local sport and recreation — 31 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 92/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.32
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.7
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.72
Food & drink(11)
- L’Épi KambahBakery
8 Marconi Crescent, Kambah
- Cafe
- Café BlancoCafe
Unit 1 3 Carleton Street
- Mannheim CafeCafe
- On the GrindCafe
- Village CafeCafe
- Domino'sFast food
- Theo’s TakeawayFast food
- Kambah InnPub
- Ping Ping Thai FoodRestaurant
6 Kett Street
- Spring Garden Chinese RestaurantRestaurant
Shopping(9)
- Meatways ButcherButcher
- FoodaryConvenience store
- UnitedConvenience store
150 O'Halloran Circuit
- IGA DrakefordSupermarket
9 Jenke Circuit
- IGA KambahSupermarket
2 Castley Circuit
- Sunshine SupermarketSupermarket
- WoolworthsSupermarket
Community(8)
- Eucalyptus MontessoriChildcare
84 Summerland Circuit
- Galileo Early LearningChildcare
- Goodstart Early Learning KambahKindergarten
21 Jenke Circuit
- Namadgi School Pre-school UnitKindergarten
- Salem Childrens CentreKindergarten
- Namadgi SchoolSchool
- St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic ChurchSchool
- Taylor Primary SchoolSchool
Health & services(7)
- Dr RaviDentist
- Linh & Lan NgyuenDentist
- Kambah Medical CentreMedical clinic
- Kambah Village Medical PracticeMedical clinic
- Capital ChemistPharmacy
- TerryWhite ChemmartPharmacy
- Parkway VetsVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(56)
- Well 4 FitnessGym
- Kambah District ParkPark
- Mount Neighbour Community ParkPark
- Park (20)
- Village Creek Community ParkPark
- Kambah WoolshedPicnic area
- Picnic area
- Attiwell Circuit Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Barrit Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Boddington Crescent (South) Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Boustead Circuit Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Brimage Place Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Bullock Circuit Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Crafer Place Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Crouch Place Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Dale Circuit Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Faithfull Circuit Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Haskett Street Neighbourhood ParkPlayground
- Inflatable World KambahPlayground
- Karney Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Lascelles Circuit Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Learmonth Drive Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Manneheim Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Marconi Crescent Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Mckillop Place Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Mcleod Place Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Playground (2)
- Primmer CourtPlayground
- Rounsevell Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Vanzetti Crescent Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Action Indoor Sports KambahSports centre
6 Jenke Circuit
- ACT Model Car Racing Club KambahSports field
- Kambah District Playing Fields - 2Sports field
- Kambah Tennis ClubSports field
- Sports field
- Swimming pool
Transport(60)
60 bus stops
Other(43)
- Artwork
- Moth Ascending the CapitalArtwork
- ATM (2)
- Bbq (7)
- Labella SalonBeauty salon
- Bench (9)
- Kambah CyclesBicycle
- Bicycle Parking (5)
- Kambah Car CareCar Parts
- AmpolCar wash
- Auto WashCar wash
- UnitedCar wash
- Charity
- Common (5)
- Drinking water (4)
- Fitness Station
- Garden
- Kambah Community GardenGarden
- Creative ImageHairdresser
- Kambah Hair CentreHairdresser
- Tangles Hair DesignHairdresser
- Mall
- Kambah NewsagencyNewsagent
- Parking (38)
- Ampol Foodary KambahPetrol station
3 Marconi Crescent
- UnitedPetrol station
150 O'Halloran Circuit
- United KambahPetrol station
150 O'Halloran Circuit
- Picnic Table (5)
- Imam Hasan Centre CanberraPlace of worship
56 Mannheim Street
- Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's WitnessesPlace of worship
1 Jenke Circuit
- Lao Buddhist Community CentrePlace of worship
- St Stephens Anglican ChurchPlace of worship
- Post Box (2)
- Australia PostPost office
- Public toilets
- Kambah Scout HallScout Hall
- Diversity ACTSocial Facility
- The Burns ClubSocial Facility
- Capital Trophies & SportswearSports
- Storage KingStorage Rental
- Storage Rental
- TelstraTelephone
- Village Creek CentreYes
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
5 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Kambah District ParkPark
- MacArthur ParkPark
- Mount Neighbour Community ParkPark
- Park or reserveNature reserve
- Village Creek Community ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 27
- Parks (OSM)
- 27
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
Places of worship
4 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Imam Hasan Centre Canberra
56 Mannheim Street
- Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
1 Jenke Circuit
- Lao Buddhist Community Centre
- St Stephens Anglican Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 7
- Nearest hospital
- Canberra Hospital (5.9 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- Kambah Medical CentreDoctor
- Village Creek CentreYes
- Capital ChemistPharmacy
- Dr RaviDentist
- Kambah Village Medical PracticeDoctor
- Linh & Lan NgyuenDentist
- TerryWhite ChemmartPharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 557
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 35.3
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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.
2026· 16 proposals
July 2026
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGActive
June 2026
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGActive
May 2026
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGActive
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGActive
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
April 2026
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
March 2026
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
February 2026
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGActive
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
January 2026
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
2025· 18 proposals
November 2025
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
August 2025
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
July 2025
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
June 2025
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
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- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
May 2025
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
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- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
April 2025
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
March 2025
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
February 2025
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
2024· 8 proposals
December 2024
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
November 2024
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
September 2024
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
August 2024
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
July 2024
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCKAMBAH · TUGGERANONGCompleted
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · 2026 · Updated
Heritage
8 heritage places
- Aboriginal Places – Scarred trees in the ACTMST 111 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Aboriginal Places – Scarred trees in the ACTMST 101 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Aboriginal Places – Scarred trees in the ACTMST 111 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Aboriginal RecordingsKambah Ring Tree4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Small Purple Pea Habitat (at Mt Taylor, Kambah and Aranda)Kambah3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Small Purple Pea Habitat (at Mt Taylor, Kambah and Aranda)Kambah3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Small Purple Pea Habitat (at Mt Taylor, Kambah and Aranda)Kambah3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Urambi Co-Operative Housing Precinct 2 - Provisionally Registered
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
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
- Bean
- Member of Parliament
- David SMITH (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 113,876
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.5%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +6.3 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 30.7%Labor 69.3%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.5 km away).
Coalition 26.8%Labor 73.2%
3.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +6.7 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Kambah SouthLabor 76.3% · Coalition 23.7% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
- Kambah NorthLabor 71.8% · Coalition 28.1% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
- Kambah WestLabor 69.0% · Coalition 31.0% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
- WanniassaLabor 69.5% · Coalition 30.4% TPP (2025)2.3 km away
- TorrensLabor 76.9% · Coalition 23.1% 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
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
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