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Suburb profile ·Unincorporated ACT LGA · ACT ·2600

Capital Hill ACT 2600

Capital Hill is in Unincorporated ACT LGA, ACT, postcode 2600, with population 3.

Limited data

Thin-context

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What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$178/wk
Market rent signal
D2 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
484,630
485K via Unincorporated ACT LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
1,049
79 added 12mo · 13MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk$178

Affordability

13%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable
Household income · yr
$72K
Median rent · wk
$178

Household income

$72K household · yr-42.3% vs ACT suburb median
Personal
$43K
Household
$72K
Crime 2024-25
13
433,333 per 100k
D10 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k433,333
Total incidents13· 2024-25
  • Assault1185%
  • Theft215%

Full data detail

Capital Hill ACT — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Australian Capital Territory within the Unincorporated ACT local government area, Capital Hill is a quiet locality (postcode 2600). With a population of 3, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 82. Households earn a median income of $72K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.3% year-on-year at the LGA level. ACT employment has moved -0.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. ACT also had 6 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 1 underway, and 7 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count.

The median weekly rent is $178 (Census 2021).

Public transport access includes 4 bus stops. The crime rate in the Unincorporated ACT LGA is higher than average at 433,333 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +1.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.3%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentACT
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)$178
Population growth · Unincorporated ACT LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)484,630
5-year growth+1.7% CAGR
YoY change+1.3%
20012025
Development · Unincorporated ACT LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)3,285
Houses611
Units2,674
YoY change+0%
Employment · Unincorporated ACT LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.8%
YoY change+0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2600ATO
Negatively geared741 (11.9% of filers)
Avg rental loss$16,587/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,521
Reported capital gains1,272
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population3
Median age82
Household size2
HH income · wk$1,375
Personal income · wk$824
Persons / bedroom1
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops4
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Capital Hill leans on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
ABS Data by Region · Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 4 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Capital Hill is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches and hospital coverage.

Coverage is thinner on school matches and hospital coverage; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Capital Hill feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Beard most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Taylor better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +2200 · adds house price coverage · rent +$104/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Rivett better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +3400 · adds house price coverage · rent +$144/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Capital Hill FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Capital Hill in?

    Capital Hill is in the Unincorporated ACT Local Government Area, ACT, postcode 2600. Council-level context for Unincorporated ACT LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Capital Hill?

    The median weekly rent in Capital Hill is $178/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Capital Hill a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Capital Hill show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Capital Hill?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Capital Hill data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.