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Suburb profile ·Unincorporated ACT LGA · ACT ·2609

Symonston ACT 2609

Symonston is in Unincorporated ACT LGA, ACT, postcode 2609, with population 655.

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Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$275/wk
Market rent signal
D5 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
655
655 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
312
21 added 12mo · 11MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$599
Median rent · wk$275

Affordability

33%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $599/mo, while renters pay about $1,192/mo — renting runs $593/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$44K
Median rent · wk
$275
Owner mortgage · mo
$599

Household income

$44K household · yr-64.7% vs ACT suburb median
Personal
$31K
Family
$63K
Household
$44K
Crime 2024-25
50
7,634 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k7,634
Total incidents50· 2024-25
  • Assault2346%
  • Malicious Damage1428%
  • Robbery12%
  • Theft1224%

Full data detail

Symonston ACT — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Australian Capital Territory within the Unincorporated ACT local government area, Symonston is a small community (postcode 2609). The area has roughly 655 residents and an older demographic, with a median age of 55. Households earn a median income of $44K per year, with an average household size of 1.6 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 labourers, technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward public admin & safety and admin services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $275 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $599.

Public transport access includes 4 bus stops. The crime rate in the Unincorporated ACT LGA is moderate at 7,634 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$599
Rent · wk(Census)$275
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 2609ATO
Negatively geared25 (4.5% of filers)
Avg rental loss$17,258/yr
Landlords (rental income)74
Reported capital gains36
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population655
Median age55
Household size1.6
HH income · wk$841
Personal income · wk$605
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining4
TransportGTFS
Bus stops4
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Symonston depends 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.

Symonston FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Symonston in?

    Symonston is in the Unincorporated ACT Local Government Area, ACT, postcode 2609. 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 Symonston?

    The median weekly rent in Symonston is $275/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Symonston a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Symonston 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 Symonston?

    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 Symonston 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.