ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council

Molonglo, 2611

Median land value · 2026

$1,390,000

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Median land value
$1,390,000
  • Heritage area
  • Green suburb
  • Country town
What Molonglo is known for: Heritage area, Green suburb, Country town

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Suburb Guide, “Molonglo, ACT Suburb Guide”, updated 1 October 2026, https://suburb.guide/act/molonglo

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Suburb profile

Molonglo is a regional town in the Australian Capital Territory, in Unincorporated ACT, characterised by heritage streetscapes.

Recorded road crashes are a relative strength, with recorded road crashes 100% below the peer median, and population has been growing faster than in comparable places, well above typical levels for regional places. Trade-offs centre on thinner local amenities and weaker employment, with local amenities 88% below the peer median.

Local amenities are the most material weakness.

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

Regional town · compared with regional places in Australian Capital Territory (13)

Strengths

  • Recorded road crashes are a relative strength
  • Population has been growing faster than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Local amenity access is relatively limited
  • Employment rates sit below those of comparable places

What stands out

  • Heritage streetscapes

Housing, growth and risk

How Molonglo compares

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

Median land value

$1.39M

0.0% unimproved value

Median rent

—

No data available

Population (ERP)

—

No data available

Dwelling vacancy

—

No data available

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

87th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

School ICSEA

86th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Housing

Median unimproved land value (2026)
$1,390,000
Land value change
0%
Valued parcels
2

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

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
0
Median age
0
Median household income / week
$0
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 0
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

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

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$82,176

80th percentile in ACT · +40% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$88,824

84th percentile in ACT · +37% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
18.0%

72nd percentile in ACT · +30% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$106,328

52nd percentile in ACT · +68% vs Australia

Residents with business income
7.0%

52nd percentile in ACT · -33% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2611 — 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
27,544
Taxpayers reporting net rent
4,909
Median net rent
-$4,219
Taxpayers reporting business income
2,047
Taxable income vs state median
+9%
Salary / wages vs state median
+9%
Rental investment vs state median
+13%
Super vs state median
+2%
Business income vs state median
0%

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

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

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)
4
Against the person
1
Against property
0
Rate per 1,000 residents
69
State crime-rate percentile
86.7th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-76.4%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
0
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
0

Most common offence types

  • Other Offences3
  • Assault - Fv1

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
1
Median school ICSEA
1,107
Median ICSEA percentile
86th
School list
  • Evelyn Scott SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 1107 · 86th percentile · LBOTE 63% · 717 students · Top SEA quarter 45% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

18 mapped amenities

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
3/100
Sport & outdoors(4)
  • CBR Cycle Route C5Cycling route
  • Park
  • alternate Centenary trailWalking trail
  • Canberra Centenary Trail - HikingWalking trail
Entertainment(2)
  • LookoutViewpoint
  • Rest areaViewpoint
Transport(2)

2 bus stops

Other(2)
  • Bench (2)
  • Information (8)

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

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
1.1%
Woodland / forest cover
0.6%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
5
Parks (OSM)
1
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

Health access

Nearest hospital
Tresillian Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Family Centre (4.4 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

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

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
1
Participants per 1,000 residents
17.2

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 (lodged 2020–2026).

1 planning-related records

2024· 1 proposal
  • February 2024

  • SUBC
    MOLONGLO · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted

Data sources & freshness

  • Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · 2020–2026 · Updated

Roadworks & transport

1 active roadworks / incidents

  • John Gorton Drive Stage 3 Construction - MOLONG-BMD-AUR-DRG-23002-TM-0601 Rev 3 - Coppins Crossing road closureJohn Gorton Drive both directions between Holborow Avenue and Hazel Hawke Avenue.2 am Monday 28 September 2026 to 6 pm Sunday 4 October 2026.27 Sep 2026 – 04 Oct 2026

Data sources & freshness

  • Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated

Heritage

20 heritage places

  • Aboriginal RecordingsMRC 164 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsMRC 104 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsMRC 94 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsPAD44 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsMTC24 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsMTC54 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsPAD2 Molonglo4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsMRC 154 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsMTC14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsMRC 124 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)

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
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
9.2% 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
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 5.8 km away).

Coalition 24.4%Labor 75.7%

6.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +8.4 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Denman ProspectLabor 75.3% · Coalition 24.7% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
  • CoombsLabor 78.2% · Coalition 21.8% TPP (2025)2.4 km away
  • HolderLabor 67.2% · Coalition 32.8% TPP (2025)4.1 km away
  • DuffyLabor 77.8% · Coalition 22.1% TPP (2025)4.2 km away
  • WestonLabor 72.8% · Coalition 27.2% TPP (2025)4.9 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

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