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Lyons ACT 2606

1,971 addresses · 50 streets

Canberra Electorate › Unincorporated ACT LGA › Lyons · 8 km from Canberra

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Living Here

Lyons is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, home to about 3,271 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,062 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are houses. About 52% of households own their home and 43% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

3,271Population
36Median age
$2,062Median household income / wk
$360Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Canberra, 6.9 km east · Bus interchange: Tuggeranong Bus Interchange, 8.2 km south · Airport: Canberra Airport, 11.4 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
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: 11.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lyons

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

Tree cover measures, Lyons ACT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202153.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 66.8%

Population by age in Lyons
Population by age, Lyons ACT (ABS Census 2021)
0-4186
5-14359
15-19153
20-24212
25-34621
35-44476
45-54408
55-64294
65-74211
75-84239
85+109
Dwelling types in Lyons
Dwelling types, Lyons ACT (ABS Census 2021)
House695
Townhouse273
Apartment376
Other0
Households by weekly income in Lyons
Households by weekly income, Lyons ACT (ABS Census 2021)
<$650159
$650-1,499307
$1,500-2,999396
$3,000+418
Top ancestries in Lyons
Top ancestries, Lyons ACT (ABS Census 2021)
English1,022
Australian923
Other763
Irish352
Scottish338
German174
Housing tenure in Lyons
Housing tenure, Lyons ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned348
Mortgage338
Rented567
Other74
Cars per household in Lyons
Cars per household, Lyons ACT (ABS Census 2021)
0150
1630
2404
3108
4+43
Commute to work in Lyons
Commute to work, Lyons ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,059
Train0
Bus153
Tram/ferry0
Walked107
Bicycle14
Home170
Top countries of birth in Lyons
Top countries of birth, Lyons ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Nepal188
England111
India109
China55
Philippines53
New Zealand36
Languages used at home in Lyons
Languages used at home, Lyons ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali193
Mandarin51
Hindi38
Punjabi37
Italian36
Bengali29

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

736,856 bird observations recorded near Lyons — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lyons

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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