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Canberra Airport ACT 2609

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Canberra Electorate › Unincorporated ACT LGA › Canberra Airport · 6 km from Canberra

Living Here

Canberra Airport is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, home to about 125 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $2,218 a week, with median rent near $420 a week. Most homes are houses. About 8% of households own their home and 92% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, Ancestry NS, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

125Population
39Median age
$2,218Median household income / wk
$420Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Canberra, 4.4 km west · Bus interchange: Queanbeyan Interchange, 6.3 km south-east · Airport: Canberra Airport, 50 m south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 0.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Canberra Airport

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

Tree cover measures, Canberra Airport ACT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20200.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20211.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.1% · Labour-force participation 62.3%

Population by age in Canberra Airport
Population by age, Canberra Airport ACT (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-1419
15-199
20-245
25-3417
35-4424
45-5416
55-6422
65-743
75-844
85+0
Dwelling types in Canberra Airport
Dwelling types, Canberra Airport ACT (ABS Census 2021)
House30
Townhouse12
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Canberra Airport
Households by weekly income, Canberra Airport ACT (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,4999
$1,500-2,99916
$3,000+9
Top ancestries in Canberra Airport
Top ancestries, Canberra Airport ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Australian40
Other32
Ancestry NS31
English25
Irish18
Scottish12
Housing tenure in Canberra Airport
Housing tenure, Canberra Airport ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned3
Mortgage0
Rented33
Other0
Cars per household in Canberra Airport
Cars per household, Canberra Airport ACT (ABS Census 2021)
00
114
220
35
4+4
Commute to work in Canberra Airport
Commute to work, Canberra Airport ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Car46
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home7
Top countries of birth in Canberra Airport
Top countries of birth, Canberra Airport ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Nepal4
India3
Thailand3
Languages used at home in Canberra Airport
Languages used at home, Canberra Airport ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi8
French4
Nepali4
Thai3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

458,785 bird observations recorded near Canberra Airport — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Canberra Airport

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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