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Suburb profile ·Unincorporated ACT LGA · ACT ·2601

City ACT 2601

City is in Unincorporated ACT LGA, ACT, postcode 2601, with population 4,835.

The read

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Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$550/wk
Market rent signal
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
4,835
5K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
59
5 added 12mo · 3MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,950
Median rent · wk$550

Affordability

25%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,950/mo, while renters pay about $2,383/mo — renting runs $433/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$116K
Median rent · wk
$550
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,950

Household income

$116K household · yr-6.3% vs ACT suburb median
Personal
$56K
Family
$151K
Household
$116K
Crime 2024-25
1,430
29,576 per 100k
D10 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k29,576
Total incidents1,430· 2024-25
  • Assault41660%
  • Break And Enter6710%
  • Malicious Damage18427%
  • Robbery274%

Full data detail

City ACT — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Australian Capital Territory within the Unincorporated ACT local government area, City is a smaller residential area (postcode 2601). It is home to about 4,835 residents, with a young professional demographic and a median age of 27. Households earn a median income of $116K per year, with an average household size of 1.7 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 most common occupations are professionals, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward public admin & safety and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Chinese, Australian.

The median weekly rent is $550 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,950.

Public transport access includes 41 bus stops. The crime rate in the Unincorporated ACT LGA is higher than average at 29,576 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, 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$1,950
Rent · wk(Census)$550
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 2601ATO
Negatively geared200 (5.6% of filers)
Avg rental loss$13,829/yr
Landlords (rental income)421
Reported capital gains406
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population4,835
Median age27
Household size1.7
HH income · wk$2,232
Personal income · wk$1,076
Persons / bedroom1.1
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets3
Pharmacies3
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining152
aldi1
coles1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops41
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

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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 · 41 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.

City FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is City in?

    City is in the Unincorporated ACT Local Government Area, ACT, postcode 2601. 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 City?

    The median weekly rent in City is $550/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is City a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for City 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 City?

    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 City 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.