Fyshwick ACT 2609
3,148 addresses · 35 streets
Canberra Electorate › Unincorporated ACT LGA › Fyshwick · 7 km from Canberra
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Living Here
Fyshwick is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, home to about 52 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,374 a week, with median rent near $323 a week. Most homes are houses. About 0% of households own their home and 100% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish.
Over time — Census 2011 → 2021
Getting Around & Local Services
1 supermarket
12 Catholic churches
2 pharmacies
1 medical clinic
2 optometrists
4 childcare & kindergartens
3 post offices
1 playground
2 dog parks
3 hairdressers
2 beauty salons
1 electrician
2 plumbers
2 carpenters
Getting around. Train station: Canberra, 2.6 km west · Bus interchange: Queanbeyan Interchange, 5.9 km south-east · Airport: Canberra Airport, 3.1 km north-east.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 3.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 3.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 13.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 16% · Labour-force participation 47.2%
Population by age in Fyshwick
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 0 |
| 15-19 | 3 |
| 20-24 | 4 |
| 25-34 | 16 |
| 35-44 | 13 |
| 45-54 | 11 |
| 55-64 | 9 |
| 65-74 | 3 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Fyshwick
| House | 10 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Fyshwick
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 3 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Fyshwick
| English | 18 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 12 |
| Scottish | 8 |
| Irish | 6 |
| Ancestry NS | 6 |
| Aboriginal | 4 |
Housing tenure in Fyshwick
| Owned | 0 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 11 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Fyshwick
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Fyshwick
| Car | 11 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 6 |
Top countries of birth in Fyshwick
| China | 3 |
|---|
Languages used at home in Fyshwick
| Mandarin | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
490,869 bird observations recorded near Fyshwick — most often seen:
- Magpie-lark (25,846)
- Australian Magpie (25,205)
- Superb Fairy-wren (22,835)
- Pacific Black Duck (21,659)
- Red Wattlebird (20,408)
- Eurasian Coot (19,511)
- Pied Currawong (19,403)
- Australian Raven (19,391)
- Common Starling (18,390)
- Crested Pigeon (18,306)
- Galah (17,982)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (17,310)
- Dusky Moorhen (16,729)
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- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (15,879)
- Grey Teal (15,731)
- Black Swan (15,645)
- Willie Wagtail (15,499)
- Crimson Rosella (14,882)
- Silvereye (14,691)
- Grey Fantail (14,517)
- Eurasian Blackbird (14,221)
- Welcome Swallow (13,743)
- Red-rumped Parrot (13,279)
- Australian Wood Duck (13,155)
- White-faced Heron (11,478)
- Australian Reed Warbler (11,160)
- Australasian Grebe (11,158)
- Australian White Ibis (11,100)
- Little Pied Cormorant (10,881)
- Silver Gull (10,875)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Fyshwick:
- Symonston (1.9 km)
- Pialligo (2.3 km)
- Narrabundah (2.7 km)
- Jerrabomberra (2.9 km)
- Canberra Airport (3.1 km)
- Kingston (3.2 km)
- Beard (3.4 km)
- Griffith (3.5 km)
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Streets
- Albany Street (31)
- Barrier Street (108)
- Beaconsfield Street (77)
- Bodalla Place (6)
- Canberra Avenue (223)
- Cessnock Street (11)
- Collie Street (90)
- Dairy Road (20)
- Dalby Street (52)
- Geelong Street (94)
- Geijera Place (1)
- Geraldton Crescent (1)
- Gladstone Street (449)
- Goolwa Place (4)
- Ipswich Street (45)
- Iron Knob Street (47)
- Isa Street (62)
- Kembla Street (199)
- Leeton Street (3)
- Leonora Street (1)
- Lithgow Street (34)
- Lyell Street (82)
- Maryborough Street (74)
- Mildura Street (42)
- Newcastle Street (238)
- Nyrang Street (5)
- Pirie Street (67)
- Quilpie Crescent (10)
- Tennant Street (185)
- Tom Price Street (3)
- Townsville Street (163)
- Whyalla Street (102)
- Wiluna Street (58)
- Wollongong Street (408)
- Yallourn Street (153)
