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Waramanga, 2611

Est. population · Jun 2025

2,821

Growth (1 yr)

-0.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+1.3%

Median age

38

Median income

$2,247/wk

Employment rate

61.9%

University qualified

40.8%

Work from home

10.2%

Median land value · 2026

$593,000

Languages at home

15.7%non-English

Most common: Italian, French, Nepali

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

59/100
Good

Top 30% of Australian Capital Territory's suburbs

Verified 89% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Walkable
What Waramanga is known for: Walkable

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Suburb profile

Waramanga is a middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Canberra, in Unincorporated ACT. It is mainly residential, with little in the way of a distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.

Everyday destinations are relatively walkable, well above typical levels for middle-ring metropolitan suburbs. Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group. University qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 20% above the peer median, and recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places, with recorded road crashes 100% below the peer median. Employment rates sit below those of comparable places.

Waramanga's appeal is better explained by housing, access and location than by a strong standalone precinct or destination.

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

Middle-ring metropolitan suburb · compared with middle-ring metropolitan suburbs in Australian Capital Territory (49)

Strengths

  • Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group
  • Everyday destinations are relatively walkable
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Employment rates sit below those of comparable places

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

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

Housing, growth and risk

How Waramanga compares

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

Median land value

$593k

+3.9% unimproved value

Median rent (Census)

$379/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

2,821

-0.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

5.8%

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

#20

among Metro Canberra · Established

Crime rate

44th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

17th

percentile in ACT

Rented dwellings

28%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

86th

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
59.0/100 — Good
State standing
Top 30% of Australian Capital Territory's suburbs
National rank
609th in Australia
State rank
32nd in ACT
Peer rank
#20 among Metro Canberra · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#32 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Data confidence
89%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

Median unimproved land value (2026)
$593,000
Land value change
+3.9%
Valued parcels
1,071

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

2,821(June 2025)

-0.3% annual · +1.3% over 5 years · 17th percentile in ACT

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
-0.3%
5-year growth
+1.3%
Change in 1 year
-10
Change in 5 years
+35
Growth rank in ACT
17th 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 (~2,850), extrapolated at +0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
2,785
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$2,247
Dwelling vacancy
5.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
66 of 1,138
Median monthly mortgage
$2,175
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$379
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
32.9% / 38.9% / 28.1%
Employment rate
61.9%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
10.2% / 2.9% / 70%
Walked or cycled to work
3.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
829 / 210 / 28 (+ 4 other)

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

40.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 42.9% across Australian Capital Territory. 12% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified40.8% · 42.9% ACT
  • Diploma qualified9.9% · 9.3% ACT
  • Trade / vocational12% · 10.7% ACT
  • Year 12 or below37.3% · 37.1% ACT

Highest qualification field

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

  • Society and culture21%
  • Management and commerce19.5%
  • Health12.4%
  • Engineering and related technologies9.7%
  • Education9%
  • Information technology6.9%
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)
$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

15.7% speak a language other than English at home; 22.6% born overseas

Language at home
2,240 English only · 418 other
Non-English at home
15.7%
Born overseas
603 (22.6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
61 (2.2%)
Australian citizens
2,506
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
23

Top languages other than English

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

  • Italian18 · 12.3%
  • French12 · 8.2%
  • Nepali10 · 6.8%
  • Spanish10 · 6.8%
  • Mandarin9 · 6.2%
  • Cantonese8 · 5.5%
  • Greek8 · 5.5%
  • Serbian8 · 5.5%

Religion

48%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 48%, while Christianity accounts for 39.4%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion48%43.5%
Christianity39.4%38.1%
Hinduism2%4.5%
Other / not stated10.6%13.9%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic21.7%19.3%
Anglican7.7%8.2%
Christian (not further defined)2.9%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 increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
46
Against the person
10
Against property
9
Rate per 1,000 residents
16.3
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 278 residents
State crime-rate percentile
44.2th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+2.5%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
0
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
0

Most common offence types

  • Assault - Fv6
  • Assault - Non-Fv4
  • Other Offences27
  • Property Damage4
  • Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)4

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)
1,106
Median ICSEA percentile
86th
School list
  • Arawang Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1113 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 17% · 469 students · Top SEA quarter 48% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Mount Stromlo High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1085 · 80th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 846 students · Top SEA quarter 39% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • St John Vianney's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1094 · 83th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 159 students · Top SEA quarter 40% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Chapman Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1106 · 86th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 502 students · Top SEA quarter 46% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Lyons Early Childhood SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1116 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 35% · 91 students · Top SEA quarter 54% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

83 mapped amenities

1 restaurants · 1 cafes · 1 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 2 places of worship · 7 playgrounds · 2 post offices

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Great for outdoor family life — 6 parks mapped in suburb, 7 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 20 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 8 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
74/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.36
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.72
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.15
Food & drink(2)
  • Vietnamese BakeryCafe
  • Satay KitchenRestaurant

    Waramanga Place

Shopping(2)
  • SparSupermarket
Everyday services(2)
  • Waramanga General Store NewsagencyPost office
  • Waramanga Post OfficePost office
Community(3)
  • Arawang Primary SchoolSchool

    Nemarang Crescent

  • St John Vianney's Primary SchoolSchool
  • Stromlo High SchoolSchool
Health & services(3)
  • Waramanga Medical CentreClinic
  • Capital Chemist WaramangaPharmacy

    3 Waramanga Place

  • Weston Creek Veterinary HospitalVeterinary

    200 Badimara Street

Sport & outdoors(23)
  • C5Cycling route
  • CBR Cycle Route C4Cycling route
  • CBR Cycle Route C5Cycling route
  • Signposted route to TuggeranongCycling route
  • Drinking water (2)
  • Park (5)
  • Waramanga District Playing FieldsPark
  • Malara Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
  • Nemerang Crescent Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
  • Playground (3)
  • Warrai Place Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
  • Yanda Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
  • alternate Centenary trailWalking trail
  • Murrumbidgee Discovery TrackWalking trail
Transport(20)

20 bus stops

Other(13)
  • Beauty salon

    114 Nemarang Crescent

  • Waramanga Beauty SpotBeauty salon
  • Bench (5)
  • Bicycle Parking
  • Oasis for HairHairdresser
  • Parking (12)
  • St. John Vianney's Catholic ChurchPlace of worship
  • Woden Valley Alliance ChurchPlace of worship
  • Post Box (2)
  • Ambara CourtSocial Facility
  • The Wheelchair FactorySocial Facility
  • Telephone
  • Track

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

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Waramanga District Playing FieldsPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
13.5%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
6
Parks (OSM)
6
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

2 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • St. John Vianney's Catholic Church
  • Woden Valley Alliance Church

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
2
Nearest hospital
Tresillian Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Family Centre (3.6 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

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

  • Waramanga Medical CentreClinic
  • Capital Chemist WaramangaWaramanga PlacePharmacy

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
90
Participants per 1,000 residents
31.9

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· 2 proposals

  • July 2026

  • SUBC
    WARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • January 2026

  • SUBC
    WARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2025· 1 proposal

  • September 2025

  • SUBC
    WARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2024· 3 proposals

  • October 2024

  • SUBC
    WARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • September 2024

  • SUBC
    WARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • July 2024

  • SUBC
    WARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2023· 1 proposal

  • January 2023

  • SUBC
    WARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2022· 5 proposals

  • October 2022

  • SUBC
    WARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • September 2022

  • SUBC
    WARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • August 2022

  • SUBC
    WARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • May 2022

  • SUBC
    WARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • April 2022

  • SUBC
    WARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2021· 4 proposals

  • November 2021

  • SUBC
    WARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • October 2021

  • SUBC
    WARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • August 2021

  • SUBC
    WARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • July 2021

  • SUBC
    WARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2020· 2 proposals

  • July 2020

  • SUBC
    WARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • April 2020

  • SUBC
    WARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted

Data sources & freshness

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

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
1.2% 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 2.9 km away).

Coalition 22.9%Labor 77.2%

7.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +8.2 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • WaramangaLabor 78.4% · Coalition 21.6% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
  • Waramanga WestLabor 74.5% · Coalition 25.5% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
  • WestonLabor 72.8% · Coalition 27.2% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
  • ChapmanLabor 73.0% · Coalition 27.0% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
  • Lyons (Bean)Labor 75.9% · Coalition 24.1% TPP (2025)1.8 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)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

More in Unincorporated ACT Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile elsewhere in Australian Capital Territory or interstate.

Waramanga, ACT 2611 Profile | Suburb Guide