Isaacs ACT 2607
1,177 addresses · 55 streets
Bean Electorate › Unincorporated ACT LGA › Isaacs · 10 km from Canberra
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Living Here
Isaacs is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, home to about 2,379 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $2,670 a week, with median rent near $520 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, 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 Isaacs statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Isaacs itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 physiotherapists
4 childcare & kindergartens
13 playgrounds
- Dumolo Place Central Community Playground
- Rosson Place Neighbourhood Playground
- Rowntree Crescent Neighbourhood Playground
- Cobbadah Street Neighbourhood Playground
- Gatton Street Neighbourhood Playground
- Hagelthorn Street Neighbourhood Playground
- Farrer Nature Playground
- Wilkins Street Central Community Playground
- Wagga Street Neighbourhood Playground
- Moodie Street Neighbourhood Playground
3 bakeries
1 electrician
2 plumbers
2 carpenters
Getting around. Train station: Canberra, 6.5 km north-east · Bus interchange: Tuggeranong Bus Interchange, 6.6 km south-west · Airport: Canberra Airport, 10.4 km north-east.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 36.4% 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 | 36.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 57.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 57.5%
Population by age in Isaacs
| 0-4 | 80 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 264 |
| 15-19 | 119 |
| 20-24 | 112 |
| 25-34 | 206 |
| 35-44 | 271 |
| 45-54 | 290 |
| 55-64 | 383 |
| 65-74 | 342 |
| 75-84 | 243 |
| 85+ | 67 |
Dwelling types in Isaacs
| House | 766 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 147 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Isaacs
| <$650 | 73 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 153 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 244 |
| $3,000+ | 389 |
Top ancestries in Isaacs
| English | 696 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 574 |
| Other | 430 |
| Irish | 243 |
| Chinese | 232 |
| Scottish | 185 |
Housing tenure in Isaacs
| Owned | 470 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 274 |
| Rented | 158 |
| Other | 6 |
Cars per household in Isaacs
| 0 | 27 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 281 |
| 2 | 412 |
| 3 | 127 |
| 4+ | 55 |
Commute to work in Isaacs
| Car | 809 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 29 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 8 |
| Bicycle | 4 |
| Home | 132 |
Top countries of birth in Isaacs
| India | 119 |
|---|---|
| England | 82 |
| China | 62 |
| Sri Lanka | 61 |
| Malaysia | 41 |
| Hong Kong | 35 |
Languages used at home in Isaacs
| Mandarin | 86 |
|---|---|
| Tamil | 65 |
| Cantonese | 60 |
| Hindi | 38 |
| Greek | 33 |
| Malayalam | 32 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
484,819 bird observations recorded near Isaacs — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (35,664)
- Pied Currawong (32,987)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (29,987)
- Magpie-lark (29,398)
- Galah (28,171)
- Red Wattlebird (25,890)
- Crimson Rosella (25,299)
- Australian Raven (21,616)
- Crested Pigeon (20,750)
- Noisy Miner (20,727)
- Eastern Rosella (20,423)
- Australian King-parrot (18,455)
- Common Myna (17,739)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Isaacs
- Eurasian Blackbird (14,921)
- Silvereye (14,661)
- Common Starling (13,474)
- House Sparrow (12,756)
- Gang-gang Cockatoo (12,428)
- Spotted Pardalote (10,486)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (10,225)
- Superb Fairy-wren (9,028)
- Little Corella (8,992)
- Eastern Spinebill (8,346)
- Rock Dove (7,415)
- Noisy Friarbird (7,132)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (6,329)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (5,976)
- Grey Butcherbird (5,613)
- Striated Pardalote (5,010)
- Laughing Kookaburra (4,921)
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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Streets
- Adey Place (3)
- Adkinson Close (26)
- Alanson Place (12)
- Alexander Mackie Circuit (53)
- Bee Place (13)
- Boehm Close (14)
- Braim Place (6)
- Bridges Place (7)
- Broinowski Place (17)
- Bromby Street (13)
- Buntine Crescent (40)
- Byatt Place (7)
- Chapple Close (8)
- Coburn Place (11)
- Corrigan Place (18)
- Cramp Place (5)
- Crook Place (7)
- Davitt Close (17)
- Dettmann Close (25)
- Edney Place (8)
- Ellwood Crescent (13)
- Farr Place (28)
- Gladman Close (17)
- Gratton Place (14)
- Hansen Circuit (110)
- Hoy Place (12)
- Huffer Close (9)
- Hughson Place (6)
- Julia Flynn Avenue (143)
- Kaeppel Place (15)
- Kane Place (4)
- Kepert Place (5)
- Kilgour Place (6)
- Leeper Place (14)
- Maclagan Street (30)
- Muecke Place (9)
- Ngunawal Drive (24)
- Reddall Close (19)
- Ringrose Crescent (59)
- Rooney Place (6)
- Rosson Place (6)
- Rowntree Crescent (40)
- Rule Street (33)
- Satchell Place (6)
- Seitz Place (7)
- Shepherdson Place (58)
- Story Place (12)
- Taber Place (9)
- Taplin Place (9)
- Treacy Place (7)
- Venables Place (8)
- Walton Street (30)
- Whinham Place (5)
- Whitty Crescent (30)
- William Wilkins Crescent (64)
