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Lyneham, 2602

Est. population · Jun 2025

5,677

Growth (1 yr)

+0.9%

Growth (5 yr)

+5.9%

Median age

35

Median income

$2,084/wk

Employment rate

66.3%

University qualified

54.4%

Work from home

11.1%

Median land value · 2026

$134,400

Languages at home

28.1%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Vietnamese, Nepali

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

57.4/100
Good

Top 37% of Australian Capital Territory's suburbs

Verified 95% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Excellent transport
  • Walkable
  • Golf
  • Inner city
What Lyneham is known for: Excellent transport, Walkable, Golf, Inner city

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Suburb profile

Lyneham is an inner metropolitan suburb of Canberra, in Unincorporated ACT, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. Notable landmarks include St Ninian's Church.

Dining and café access is an exceptional strength, with dining and cafés 116% above the peer median. Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median, well above typical levels for inner metropolitan suburbs. University qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 8% above the peer median. Crime remains above typical levels but is improving. Reported offences have fallen 52% year on year. Trade-offs centre on household incomes and higher recorded crash rates relative to resident population, with household incomes 14% below the peer median.

Overall, Lyneham suits people prioritising school quality and dining.

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

Inner metropolitan suburb · compared with inner metropolitan suburbs in Australian Capital Territory (45)

Strengths

  • Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median
  • Dining and café access is a relative strength
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Household incomes sit below the peer median
  • Recorded crashes relative to resident population are elevated

What stands out

  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • St Ninian's Church
  • Crime remains above typical levels but is improving

Who it suits

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

Housing, growth and risk

How Lyneham compares

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

Median land value

$134k

0.0% unimproved value

Median rent (Census)

$425/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

5,677

+0.9% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

9.5%

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

#5

among Metro Canberra · Emerging

Crime rate

80th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

63rd

percentile in ACT

Rented dwellings

50%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

92nd

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
57.4/100 — Good
State standing
Top 37% of Australian Capital Territory's suburbs
National rank
798th in Australia
State rank
39th in ACT
Peer rank
#5 among Metro Canberra · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#39 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Data confidence
95%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Median unimproved land value (2026)
$134,400
Land value change
0%
Valued parcels
3,273

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

5,677(June 2025)

+0.9% annual · +5.9% over 5 years · 63th percentile in ACT

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.9%
5-year growth
+5.9%
Change in 1 year
+52
Change in 5 years
+316
Growth rank in ACT
63th 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 (~6,200), extrapolated at +1.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
5,703
Median age
35
Median household income / week
$2,084
Dwelling vacancy
9.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
262 of 2,771
Median monthly mortgage
$1,800
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$425
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
23.7% / 26.6% / 49.7%
Employment rate
66.3%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
11.1% / 9.3% / 53%
Walked or cycled to work
11.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
675 / 903 / 921

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

54.4% of adults have a university degree, compared with 42.9% across Australian Capital Territory. 6.2% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified54.4% · 42.9% ACT
  • Diploma qualified6.5% · 9.3% ACT
  • Trade / vocational6.2% · 10.7% ACT
  • Year 12 or below32.9% · 37.1% ACT

Highest qualification field

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

  • Society and culture30.2%
  • Management and commerce19.6%
  • Natural and physical sciences7.8%
  • Education7.4%
  • Health7.3%
  • Engineering and related technologies7.1%
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)
$79,126

72nd percentile in ACT · +35% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$84,382

68th percentile in ACT · +30% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
18.0%

68th percentile in ACT · +30% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$101,784

44th percentile in ACT · +61% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

64th percentile in ACT · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2602 — 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
24,069
Taxpayers reporting net rent
4,289
Median net rent
-$1,804
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,954
Taxable income vs state median
+5%
Salary / wages vs state median
+3%
Rental investment vs state median
+13%
Super vs state median
-2%
Business income vs state median
+14%

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

28.1% speak a language other than English at home; 34.7% born overseas

Language at home
3,856 English only · 1,508 other
Non-English at home
28.1%
Born overseas
1,868 (34.7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
69 (1.2%)
Australian citizens
4,629
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
30

Top languages other than English

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

  • Mandarin90 · 17.3%
  • Vietnamese44 · 8.5%
  • Nepali37 · 7.1%
  • Spanish29 · 5.6%
  • Hindi27 · 5.2%
  • Cantonese24 · 4.6%
  • Italian22 · 4.2%
  • Serbian21 · 4%

Religion

51.6%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 51.6%, while Christianity accounts for 27.8%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion51.6%43.5%
Christianity27.8%38.1%
Hinduism3.8%4.5%
Islam2.6%3.2%
Buddhism4.6%2.8%
Other / not stated9.6%7.9%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic12.4%19.3%
Anglican5.9%8.2%
Christian (not further defined)2.1%2.3%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 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)
204
Against the person
34
Against property
113
Rate per 1,000 residents
35.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 168 residents
State crime-rate percentile
79.6th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-52.3%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
9
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
1.59

Most common offence types

  • Assault - Non-Fv14
  • Burglary Other12
  • Other Offences57
  • Property Damage27
  • Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)56

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
5
Median school ICSEA (5 schools)
1,135
Median ICSEA percentile
92th
School list
  • Brindabella Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1154 · 96th percentile · LBOTE 72% · 929 students · Top SEA quarter 61% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Lyneham High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1132 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 45% · 1,034 students · Top SEA quarter 57% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Lyneham Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1135 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 45% · 498 students · Top SEA quarter 58% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Daramalan CollegeSecondary · Independent · ICSEA 1127 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 1,498 students · Top SEA quarter 50% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Emmaus Christian SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1138 · 93th percentile · LBOTE 32% · 590 students · Top SEA quarter 57% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • Lyneham Preschoolkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Amenities

193 mapped amenities

1 restaurants · 4 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 2 fast food · 1 bakeries · 4 places of worship · 7 playgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Great for outdoor family life — 18 parks mapped in suburb, 7 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 31 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 18 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
73/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.7
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
1.58
Parks per 1,000 residents
3.16
Food & drink(9)
  • BakehouseBakery
  • Cafe LuzonCafe
  • Chimida Coffee Bar BistroCafe
  • The Front Cafe and GalleryCafe
  • Tilley Devine's CafeCafe
  • Lyneham Pide HutFast food
  • Lyneham Pizza BarFast food
  • Old Canberra InnPub
  • Chinese tea clubRestaurant

    7 Montford Crescent

Shopping(3)
  • Choku Bai Jo The Farmers OutletConvenience store
  • Speedy MartConvenience store
  • Lyneham SupaexpressSupermarket

    1 Wattle Place

Everyday services(1)
  • ExplorenEV charging

    1 Riggall Place

Community(3)
  • Lyneham PreschoolKindergarten
  • Brindabella Christian CollegeSchool
  • Lyneham High SchoolSchool
Health & services(2)
  • YourGP@LynehamMedical clinic
  • Canberra Veterinary HospitalVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(46)
  • Bike. Alternate route Dickson-CityCycling route
  • C1Cycling route
  • C1, C6Cycling route
  • C6Cycling route
  • CBR Cycle Route C1Cycling route
  • CBR Cycle Route C11Cycling route
  • CBR Cycle Route C3Cycling route
  • CBR Cycle Route C6Cycling route
  • CBR Cycle Route C7Cycling route
  • CBR Cycle Route C9Cycling route
  • Wattle PlaceCycling route
  • Drinking water (3)
  • Yowani Country ClubGolf course

    455 Northbourne Avenue

  • Feel Better Pilates LynehamGym

    Unit 3

  • Park (9)
  • Southwell ParkPark
  • Picnic area
  • Cossington Smith Crescent Central Community PlaygroundPlayground
  • Goodchild Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
  • Lambert Place Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
  • Playground (3)
  • Von Guerard Crescent Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
  • Public toilets
  • Canberra Tennis CentreSports centre
  • National Hockey CentreSports centre
  • Next GenSports centre
  • solarhub ACT Netball CentreSports centre

    435 Northbourne Avenue

  • Carter FieldSports field
  • Powell FieldSports field
  • Sports field
  • Watt FieldSports field
  • Swimming pool
  • alternate Centenary trailWalking trail
  • Canberra Centenary Trail - HikingWalking trail
Camping & holiday parks(1)
  • Exhibition Park CamgroundCampground
Places to stay(2)
  • Canberra Lyneham Motor InnMotel

    39 Mouat Street

  • Motel
Entertainment(1)
  • Viewpoint
Transport(34)

31 bus stops · 3 train stations

Other(22)
  • Feel Better PilatesAlternative
  • Bench (2)
  • Bicycle Parking (2)
  • Lyneham High SchoolBicycle Parking
  • Bleachers (7)
  • Mackillop House and Conference CentreConference Centre
  • Garden (7)
  • Lyneham Hair FashionsHairdresser
  • Parking (51)
  • Parking Entrance (2)
  • Parking Space (2)
  • St Ninian’s Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
  • Ukrainian Catholic CentrePlace of worship

    82 Archibald Street

  • Wat DhammadharoPlace of worship
  • Wat DhammadharoPlace of worship

    80 Archibald Street

  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Shelter (3)
  • Canberra Aged Care FacilitySocial Facility

    48 Archibald Street

  • Morshead HomeSocial Facility
  • Flames FitnessSports Hall

    2 Colville Street

  • Thoroughbred ParkTrack
  • Waste Basket (2)

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

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Canberra Archery Club

    Archery

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

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

4 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Central ParkPark
  • Drover SquarePark
  • Flemington ParkPark
  • Southwell ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
17.3%
Woodland / forest cover
7.4%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
30
Parks (OSM)
18
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

Places of worship

4 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • St Ninian’s Uniting Church
  • Ukrainian Catholic Centre

    82 Archibald Street

  • Wat Dhammadharo
  • Wat Dhammadharo

    80 Archibald Street

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
3
Nearest hospital
Calvary Bruce Private Hospital (3.9 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1
Aged-care services
5
Residential aged-care places
193

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Feel Better PilatesAlternative
  • YourGP@LynehamGP
  • Capital Chemist LynehamPharmacy
Aged-care services
  • Absolute Home CareLYNEHAMHome Care
  • Canberra Aged Care FacilityLYNEHAMResidential
  • RSL LifeCare at HomeLYNEHAMHome Care
  • RSL LifeCare at HomeLYNEHAMHome Care
  • Sir Leslie Morshead ManorLYNEHAMResidential

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

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
130
Participants per 1,000 residents
22.9

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· 8 proposals

  • September 2026

  • SUBC
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  • August 2026

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2025· 10 proposals

  • December 2025

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2024· 9 proposals

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2023· 11 proposals

  • November 2023

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2022· 6 proposals

  • December 2022

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Data sources & freshness

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

Heritage

6 heritage places

  • Aboriginal RecordingsLR14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsNLAS14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Northbourne Housing Precinct Representative Sample 3 - Registered Places or Objects
  • Northbourne Housing Precinct Representative Sample 3 - Registered Places or Objects
  • Northbourne Housing Precinct Representative Sample 3 - Registered Places or Objects
  • St Ninian's Church 3 - 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
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
4.7% of 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
Canberra
Member of Parliament
Alicia PAYNE (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
102,942
Turnout (2025)
92.7%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+4.0 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 23.6%Labor 76.4%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.5 km away).

Coalition 16.4%Labor 83.6%

7.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +2.9 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • LynehamLabor 85.7% · Coalition 14.3% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
  • Lyneham EastLabor 84.4% · Coalition 15.6% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
  • DicksonLabor 79.3% · Coalition 20.7% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
  • DownerLabor 84.0% · Coalition 16.0% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
  • Kaleen SouthLabor 78.9% · Coalition 21.1% TPP (2025)2.2 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)
8/10

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)

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