Hughes ACT 2605
1,525 addresses · 45 streets
Canberra Electorate › Unincorporated ACT LGA › Hughes · 7 km from Canberra
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Living Here
Hughes is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, home to about 3,210 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $2,797 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 24% 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.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Hughes statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Hughes itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
14 Catholic churches
1 optometrist
11 childcare & kindergartens
- Woden Early Childhood Centre
- Goodstart Early Learning Garran
- Urban Education Early Learning Centre
- Peter Pan Early Learning by Busy Bees
- North Curtin Preschool
- Woden Valley Child Care Centre
- Teddybears Childcare Centre
- Chifley Preschool
- St Nicholas Greek-Australian Pre-School & Child Care Centre
- Papilio Early Learning Yarralumla
18 playgrounds
- Mcnicoll Street Neighbourhood Playground
- Goble Street Neighbourhood Playground
- Bisdee Street Neighbourhpood Playground
- Eddison District Park (West) District Playground
- Eddison Park Nature Play
- Macalister Crescent Neighbourhood Playground
- George Gregan Playground
- Carruthers Street Neighbourhood Park
- Philp Place Neighbourhood Playground
- Tank Street Neighbourhood Playground
1 dog park
2 bakeries
1 electrician
2 plumbers
2 carpenters
Getting around. Train station: Canberra, 5.2 km east · Bus interchange: Canberra Civic Coach Stop, 6.7 km north-east · Airport: Canberra Airport, 9.6 km east.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 60.7% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 61.5%
Population by age in Hughes
| 0-4 | 147 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 448 |
| 15-19 | 190 |
| 20-24 | 164 |
| 25-34 | 321 |
| 35-44 | 417 |
| 45-54 | 426 |
| 55-64 | 384 |
| 65-74 | 290 |
| 75-84 | 214 |
| 85+ | 207 |
Dwelling types in Hughes
| House | 831 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 149 |
| Apartment | 149 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Hughes
| <$650 | 111 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 180 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 262 |
| $3,000+ | 515 |
Top ancestries in Hughes
| Australian | 1,169 |
|---|---|
| English | 1,148 |
| Irish | 489 |
| Other | 434 |
| Scottish | 396 |
| German | 123 |
Housing tenure in Hughes
| Owned | 413 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 407 |
| Rented | 272 |
| Other | 32 |
Cars per household in Hughes
| 0 | 69 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 434 |
| 2 | 456 |
| 3 | 115 |
| 4+ | 49 |
Commute to work in Hughes
| Car | 946 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 37 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 86 |
| Bicycle | 49 |
| Home | 200 |
Top countries of birth in Hughes
| England | 121 |
|---|---|
| India | 82 |
| New Zealand | 64 |
| Nepal | 40 |
| United States | 36 |
| China | 34 |
Languages used at home in Hughes
| Nepali | 47 |
|---|---|
| French | 44 |
| Mandarin | 30 |
| Cantonese | 27 |
| Spanish | 24 |
| Greek | 14 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
674,689 bird observations recorded near Hughes — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (53,083)
- Magpie-lark (45,142)
- Pied Currawong (43,187)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (42,077)
- Galah (37,019)
- Red Wattlebird (36,120)
- Crimson Rosella (33,245)
- Australian Raven (29,123)
- Australian King-parrot (27,264)
- Crested Pigeon (25,178)
- Eastern Rosella (23,940)
- Common Myna (23,711)
- Silvereye (23,492)
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- Noisy Miner (23,008)
- Common Starling (20,856)
- Eurasian Blackbird (19,910)
- Gang-gang Cockatoo (18,614)
- House Sparrow (17,919)
- Rock Dove (16,267)
- Superb Fairy-wren (15,523)
- Spotted Pardalote (13,130)
- Australian Wood Duck (11,151)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (11,078)
- Eastern Spinebill (11,029)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (9,482)
- Grey Fantail (9,389)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (9,030)
- Noisy Friarbird (8,873)
- Pacific Black Duck (8,459)
- Little Corella (8,390)
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Streets
- Bamford Street (48)
- Birdwood Street (68)
- Bisdee Street (32)
- Brand Street (34)
- Carroll Street (97)
- Colvin Street (30)
- Conyers Street (40)
- Coxen Street (137)
- De Largie Place (1)
- Downes Place (25)
- Glasgow Place (11)
- Glasgow Street (40)
- Glynn Place (21)
- Glynn Street (17)
- Goble Street (44)
- Groom Place (7)
- Groom Street (87)
- Higgs Place (13)
- Hughes Place (24)
- Hyde Place (12)
- Jensen Place (8)
- Jensen Street (53)
- Jess Place (8)
- Kent Street (27)
- Kitchener Street (104)
- Leane Street (29)
- Lynch Street (41)
- Mahon Place (9)
- Maygar Street (25)
- Mcnicoll Place (14)
- Mcnicoll Street (46)
- Millen Street (53)
- Pope Street (19)
- Poynton Street (62)
- Smyth Place (12)
- Spence Place (15)
- Tivey Place (11)
- Tudor Place (14)
- Wark Street (16)
- Webster Street (46)
- Whittle Street (3)
- Wisdom Place (11)
- Wisdom Street (64)
- Wylly Place (19)
- Wynter Place (28)