Palmerston ACT 2913
2,466 addresses · 83 streets
Fenner Electorate › Unincorporated ACT LGA › Palmerston · 10 km from Canberra
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Living Here
Palmerston is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, home to about 5,579 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,316 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 29% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Palmerston statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Palmerston itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
28 schools
1 pharmacy
2 dentists
9 service stations
20 playgrounds
- Kosciuszko Avenue Central Community Playground
- Sonder Close Neighbourhood Playground
- Haystack Crescent Neighbourhood Playground
- Weddin Circuit Neighbourhood Playground
- Bimberi Crescent Neighbourhood Playground
- Spec Place Neighbourhood Playground
- Candlebark Close Neighbourhood Playground
- Samaria Street Neighbourhood Playground
- Medhurst Crescent Neighbourhood Playground
- Thadoona Street Neighbourhood Park (Lower)
1 dog park
3 bakeries
1 butcher
4 hardware stores
Getting around. Light rail stop: Gungahlin Place, 1.7 km north-east · Bus interchange: Gungahlin Bus Station, 1.7 km north-east · Airport: Canberra Airport, 14 km south-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 10.8% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 70.2%
Population by age in Palmerston
| 0-4 | 381 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 752 |
| 15-19 | 284 |
| 20-24 | 356 |
| 25-34 | 852 |
| 35-44 | 878 |
| 45-54 | 751 |
| 55-64 | 647 |
| 65-74 | 462 |
| 75-84 | 170 |
| 85+ | 52 |
Dwelling types in Palmerston
| House | 1,226 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 808 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Palmerston
| <$650 | 220 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 361 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 673 |
| $3,000+ | 696 |
Top ancestries in Palmerston
| Australian | 1,706 |
|---|---|
| English | 1,607 |
| Other | 996 |
| Irish | 563 |
| Chinese | 462 |
| Scottish | 459 |
Housing tenure in Palmerston
| Owned | 577 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 855 |
| Rented | 576 |
| Other | 11 |
Cars per household in Palmerston
| 0 | 89 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 753 |
| 2 | 812 |
| 3 | 236 |
| 4+ | 123 |
Commute to work in Palmerston
| Car | 2,072 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 43 |
| Tram/ferry | 37 |
| Walked | 19 |
| Bicycle | 35 |
| Home | 311 |
Top countries of birth in Palmerston
| China | 214 |
|---|---|
| India | 203 |
| Vietnam | 135 |
| England | 114 |
| Philippines | 68 |
| New Zealand | 52 |
Languages used at home in Palmerston
| Mandarin | 267 |
|---|---|
| Vietnamese | 168 |
| Cantonese | 93 |
| Arabic | 72 |
| Urdu | 69 |
| Punjabi | 67 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
249,331 bird observations recorded near Palmerston — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (14,318)
- Magpie-lark (13,732)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (13,550)
- Galah (13,191)
- Common Starling (12,826)
- Red Wattlebird (11,639)
- Crimson Rosella (10,728)
- Australian Raven (10,628)
- Crested Pigeon (10,159)
- Pied Currawong (9,780)
- Common Myna (9,433)
- Pacific Black Duck (8,800)
- House Sparrow (8,163)
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- Australian Wood Duck (8,107)
- Superb Fairy-wren (7,816)
- Eastern Rosella (7,806)
- Eurasian Blackbird (6,615)
- Eurasian Coot (6,576)
- Red-rumped Parrot (6,466)
- Welcome Swallow (6,123)
- Willie Wagtail (6,036)
- Silvereye (5,917)
- Australian White Ibis (5,866)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (5,712)
- Dusky Moorhen (5,415)
- Striated Pardalote (5,085)
- Noisy Miner (4,829)
- Weebill (4,811)
- Little Pied Cormorant (4,709)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (4,495)
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Streets
- Abbot Close (11)
- Aggie Place (12)
- Alma Close (8)
- Amarina Street (2)
- Arawang Lane (18)
- Archel Place (17)
- Arden Place (24)
- Ariah Place (7)
- Arid Place (13)
- Augustus Close (25)
- Barn Place (7)
- Bendora Crescent (34)
- Bimberi Crescent (120)
- Bollard Street (37)
- Brinkley Circuit (35)
- Buderim Place (8)
- Buller Crescent (44)
- Bunya Close (14)
- Burbidge Crescent (14)
- Burrowa Street (10)
- Cann Close (9)
- Chaton Place (7)
- Clear Street (14)
- Conner Close (47)
- Coree Place (13)
- Corona Place (12)
- Cradle Close (16)
- Dandenong Court (28)
- Domain Street (31)
- Egerton Close (11)
- Ella Close (18)
- Ellen Place (11)
- Elvire Place (78)
- Everard Street (39)
- Feathertop Street (21)
- Figg Place (23)
- Flora Place (55)
- Foxlow Close (16)
- Freeling Crescent (17)
- Gingera Street (7)
- Grampians Street (29)
- Gudgenby Close (34)
- Hale Place (9)
- Halifax Close (37)
- Hart Close (16)
- Haystack Crescent (46)
- Huxley Place (20)
- Ippia Place (11)
- Iron Place (6)
- Knoll Place (8)
- Kosciuszko Avenue (167)
- La Trobe Close (9)
- Lambell Close (20)
- Laptz Close (22)
- Leal Place (12)
- Leisler Place (8)
- Lofty Close (48)
- Lorne Place (31)
- Macedon Crescent (31)
- Mainwaring Rich Circuit (135)
- Manna Close (15)
- Millpost Close (12)
- Mt Warning Crescent (36)
- Namadgi Circuit (137)
- Narryer Close (49)
- Octy Place (12)
- Painter Place (14)
- Pryton Close (14)
- Redcliffe Street (60)
- Sentry Crescent (27)
- Solus Place (12)
- Sonder Close (11)
- Spec Place (6)
- Stromlo Crescent (16)
- Sugarloaf Circle (53)
- Tamborine Close (13)
- Tinderry Circuit (80)
- Tiptree Crescent (80)
- Wambo Close (21)
- Weddin Circuit (93)
- Werong Close (11)
- Yalga Close (16)
- Zamia Place (46)