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Bruce ACT 2617

3,860 addresses · 59 streets

Canberra Electorate › Unincorporated ACT LGA › Bruce · 5 km from Canberra

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Living Here

Bruce is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, home to about 7,520 people, with a median age of 29. The typical household earns around $2,266 a week, with median rent near $430 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 47% of households own their home and 50% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

7,520Population
29Median age
$2,266Median household income / wk
$430Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Canberra, 9.9 km south-east · Light rail stop: Swinden Street, 3.7 km east · Bus interchange: Belconnen Community Bus Station, 2.3 km west · Airport: Canberra Airport, 11.4 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 26% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bruce

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

Tree cover measures, Bruce ACT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202026.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202145.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.5% · Labour-force participation 73.8%

Population by age in Bruce
Population by age, Bruce ACT (ABS Census 2021)
0-4292
5-14494
15-19565
20-241,339
25-341,970
35-44973
45-54574
55-64472
65-74437
75-84265
85+137
Dwelling types in Bruce
Dwelling types, Bruce ACT (ABS Census 2021)
House554
Townhouse1,226
Apartment895
Other0
Households by weekly income in Bruce
Households by weekly income, Bruce ACT (ABS Census 2021)
<$650158
$650-1,499520
$1,500-2,999983
$3,000+879
Top ancestries in Bruce
Top ancestries, Bruce ACT (ABS Census 2021)
English2,148
Australian2,031
Other1,559
Chinese829
Irish732
Scottish694
Housing tenure in Bruce
Housing tenure, Bruce ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned518
Mortgage731
Rented1,330
Other66
Cars per household in Bruce
Cars per household, Bruce ACT (ABS Census 2021)
0125
11,266
2961
3201
4+93
Commute to work in Bruce
Commute to work, Bruce ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,787
Train0
Bus444
Tram/ferry7
Walked200
Bicycle102
Home422
Top countries of birth in Bruce
Top countries of birth, Bruce ACT (ABS Census 2021)
China470
India365
Nepal263
England156
Vietnam117
Sri Lanka87
Languages used at home in Bruce
Languages used at home, Bruce ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin501
Nepali262
Cantonese152
Vietnamese132
Hindi99
Punjabi71

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

862,881 bird observations recorded near Bruce — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bruce

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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