Population
8,502
Median Age
30.0
Household IncomeiMedian weekly household income (ABS Census)
$1,776/wk
DAs (12 months)iDevelopment Applications lodged in the past year
10
Development Activity
Total DAs
59
Last 12 Months
10
YoY ChangeiYear-over-year change in DA lodgements
0.0%
Avg DA CostiAverage estimated cost per DA in the past year
N/A
Monthly DA Lodgements
DA Categories
Schools in Belconnen
Open-register school locations for education access. This is not a school-quality ranking.
University Of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra
Demographics
Age Distribution
Bedrooms
Dwelling Structure
0.5%
Houses
24.7%
Townhouse
74.8%
Apartment
Tenure
Mortgage / mo
$1,517
Rent / wkiABS Census 2021 median across all dwelling types. Current market rents are typically higher.
$430
Census 2021
HH Size
1.9
Personal Income / wk
$1,009
Vacancy Ratei% of dwellings unoccupied on Census night (ABS 2021)
10.5%
Unoccupied
474
Rent / IncomeiMedian rent as % of household income. Over 30% = housing stress
24.2%
Mortgage / IncomeiMedian mortgage as % of household income. Over 30% = housing stress
19.7%
Community Profile
Languages Spoken at Home
Ancestry
Household Composition
20.6%
Couples with children
64.1%
Couples, no children
11.8%
Single parent
2,095
Total families
Economy & Employment
Unemployment
5.7%
Labour Force
5,684
Unemployed
324
Source: ABS Census 2021
Socio-Economic Indexes (SEIFA)iABS index ranking suburbs from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 10 (most advantaged)
Full-time
64.0%
Part-time
31.1%
Participation
73.2%
Employed
5,360
Full-time and part-time are shares of the employed. Source: ABS Census 2021
Occupations
Top Industries
University
64.9%
Postgraduate
26.2%
Born Overseas
52.7%
Dwellings
4,045
Transport to Work
Drive
54.0%
Public Transport
16.7%
Walk / Cycle
13.4%
Work from Home
10.0%
Population Forecast
+3.36%/yr
(+322 people/yr)
EstablishedHistorical + Forecast
Hamilton-Perry + Holt smoothing on ERP 2001-2025
Age Cohort Forecast
Primary Driver
Overseas Migration
Net Overseas / yr
+274
Net Internal / yr
-77
Gentrification Signal
New development
National Ranking iPercentile rank among ~15,000 AU suburbs. 90% = higher than 90% of suburbs
How Belconnen compares to ~15,000 Australian suburbs
How to read these comparisons
Phrases like "above the national average" reference the unweighted median across Australian suburbs with more than 1,000 residents, not population-weighted national figures. Suburb-level medians are more useful for ranking suburbs against each other; ABS census headlines are population-weighted (so dominated by Sydney and Melbourne) and can read very differently.
Current baseline (refreshed 2026-05-10): median age 40, university-educated 30.1%, born overseas 21.6%, average household size 2.5 people.
Data sources: ABS 2021 Census (demographics, income, tenure), state education open registers (school locations), state Crime Statistics agencies (offences), council DA portals (development applications). Population forecasts use a Hamilton-Perry cohort model calibrated to ABS ERP.
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