Weetangera

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Schools in Weetangera iICSEA: school advantage index. 1000 = national avg, higher = more advantaged

Demographics

The median age of 41 matches the national figure closely, though the trajectory is shifting: the senior share rose 3.0 points over the decade while the working-age share fell 0.7 points. University qualifications at 61.3% run 31.2 points above national, one of the highest rates in the ACT. Overseas-born residents at 24.3% sit 2.7 points above national. Ancestry is predominantly Anglo-Celtic, led by English (1,121), Irish (397) and Scottish (353), with Chinese at 148. Average household size of 2.9 is 0.4 above national, consistent with the couples-with-children dominant profile: 1,097 families fall in that category compared to 611 couples without children. Volunteering at 27.2% is notably high, pointing to a well-connected community.

Tenure is strongly owner-dominated: 47.1% own outright and 38.1% carry a mortgage, leaving only 14.8% renting, well below national norms. Outright owners outnumbering mortgage holders points to a long-established resident base with low debt. The stock is 91.7% separate houses, 5.9% semi-detached and just 2.4% apartments, the most house-dominant profile you will find in any ACT suburb of this size. Bedroom distribution skews large: 72.2% of dwellings have 4 or more bedrooms and 19.5% have 3 bedrooms. Mortgage-to-income at 17.2% is well below stress territory, and rent-to-income at 14.6% is comfortable. Housing stress indicators are low across both owner and renter cohorts.

Community Profile

Economy & Employment

Public administration dominates employment at 33.1% (373 workers), reflecting Weetangera's location in the Canberra government belt. Professional and technical services follow at 14.8% (167) and education at 14.5% (164), with healthcare at 11.3%. By occupation, Professionals (495) and Managers (309) together represent the clear majority of the local workforce. The unemployment rate sits at 3.4%, slightly above ACT averages but still low. Full-time employment runs at 65.0% of employed residents. Real personal incomes grew 6.8% over the decade, and weekly personal income of $1,332 and household income of $3,349 both rank near the top nationally. All four SEIFA deciles sit at 10, the maximum advantage tier.

Transport to Work

Car dependence is pronounced at 81.6% driving to work, above national averages, though 6.2% walk or cycle and 4.5% use public transport. The suburb scores decile 10 on all four SEIFA measures, placing it in the top tier nationally for both advantage and low disadvantage. Volunteering at 27.2% is high. Only 4.7% of residents need daily assistance. Housing stress is absent on both mortgage (17.2% of income) and rent (14.6% of income) measures. No schools are recorded within the suburb boundary, so families rely on the surrounding Belconnen district schools, though the 61.3% university qualification rate well above national average reflects strong educational outcomes in the resident population.

Population Forecast

Population growth is slow and stable: 0.42% annually, adding about 12 residents per year. The 10-year change was 7.2%, modest for an established ACT suburb. Medium forecasts project the population reaching 2,907 by 2031 from the current 2,795, steady expansion without the volatility seen in outer-growth corridors. The gentrification score is low at 23 with an early-signs classification, which makes sense: the suburb is already at peak SEIFA advantage with little room to climb. Overseas migration of 16 net residents per year is the primary growth driver, with internal migration near neutral at minus 1. Affordability improved from 43.9% in 2011 to 36.8% in 2021, suggesting purchasing power has kept pace with prices better than many ACT suburbs.

National Ranking iPercentile rank among ~15,000 AU suburbs. 90% = higher than 90% of suburbs

How Weetangera compares to ~15,000 Australian suburbs

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