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Kingston ACT 2604

6,853 addresses · 33 streets

Canberra Electorate › Unincorporated ACT LGA › Kingston · 4 km from Canberra

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Living Here

Kingston is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, home to about 6,579 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $2,469 a week, with median rent near $510 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 48% of households own their home and 51% 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.

6,579Population
35Median age
$2,469Median household income / wk
$510Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Canberra, 600 m south-east · Light rail stop: Alinga Street, 4.4 km north · Bus interchange: City Bus Station, 4.3 km north · Airport: Canberra Airport, 4.6 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Kingston

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

Tree cover measures, Kingston ACT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202119.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.4% · Labour-force participation 75.3%

Population by age in Kingston
Population by age, Kingston ACT (ABS Census 2021)
0-4236
5-14327
15-19146
20-24462
25-341,996
35-441,202
45-54744
55-64685
65-74516
75-84217
85+42
Dwelling types in Kingston
Dwelling types, Kingston ACT (ABS Census 2021)
House99
Townhouse212
Apartment2,980
Other0
Households by weekly income in Kingston
Households by weekly income, Kingston ACT (ABS Census 2021)
<$650136
$650-1,499371
$1,500-2,9991,291
$3,000+1,364
Top ancestries in Kingston
Top ancestries, Kingston ACT (ABS Census 2021)
English2,335
Australian1,800
Irish997
Other896
Scottish835
Ancestry NS658
Housing tenure in Kingston
Housing tenure, Kingston ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned575
Mortgage1,008
Rented1,673
Other26
Cars per household in Kingston
Cars per household, Kingston ACT (ABS Census 2021)
0208
12,060
2874
3107
4+31
Commute to work in Kingston
Commute to work, Kingston ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,336
Train4
Bus273
Tram/ferry0
Walked500
Bicycle199
Home580
Top countries of birth in Kingston
Top countries of birth, Kingston ACT (ABS Census 2021)
England245
China98
New Zealand97
India92
United States74
South Africa54
Languages used at home in Kingston
Languages used at home, Kingston ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin131
French95
Spanish63
Cantonese61
Italian46
Arabic45

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

807,410 bird observations recorded near Kingston — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Kingston

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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