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Amaroo ACT 2914

2,511 addresses · 94 streets

Fenner Electorate › Unincorporated ACT LGA › Amaroo · 12 km from Canberra

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Living Here

Amaroo is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, home to about 6,129 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $2,769 a week, with median rent near $460 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 28% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

6,129Population
35Median age
$2,769Median household income / wk
$460Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Amaroo statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Amaroo itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Light rail stop: Gungahlin Place, 1.9 km south · Bus interchange: Gungahlin Bus Station, 1.8 km south · Airport: Canberra Airport, 16.1 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 2.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Amaroo

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Amaroo ACT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20202.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202110.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 74.9%

Population by age in Amaroo
Population by age, Amaroo ACT (ABS Census 2021)
0-4373
5-141,013
15-19488
20-24396
25-34784
35-44957
45-541,062
55-64562
65-74316
75-84139
85+34
Dwelling types in Amaroo
Dwelling types, Amaroo ACT (ABS Census 2021)
House1,605
Townhouse267
Apartment172
Other0
Households by weekly income in Amaroo
Households by weekly income, Amaroo ACT (ABS Census 2021)
<$650141
$650-1,499306
$1,500-2,999623
$3,000+896
Top ancestries in Amaroo
Top ancestries, Amaroo ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Australian2,368
English1,910
Other951
Irish568
Scottish532
Indian318
Housing tenure in Amaroo
Housing tenure, Amaroo ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned444
Mortgage1,002
Rented566
Other20
Cars per household in Amaroo
Cars per household, Amaroo ACT (ABS Census 2021)
050
1611
2915
3277
4+168
Commute to work in Amaroo
Commute to work, Amaroo ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,407
Train0
Bus40
Tram/ferry42
Walked37
Bicycle26
Home399
Top countries of birth in Amaroo
Top countries of birth, Amaroo ACT (ABS Census 2021)
India245
England144
China111
New Zealand68
Sri Lanka61
Philippines55
Languages used at home in Amaroo
Languages used at home, Amaroo ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin145
Hindi79
Spanish76
Croatian74
Urdu70
Vietnamese62

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

182,462 bird observations recorded near Amaroo — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Amaroo

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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