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Pearce ACT 2607

1,464 addresses · 43 streets

Bean Electorate › Unincorporated ACT LGA › Pearce · 10 km from Canberra

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Living Here

Pearce is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, home to about 2,687 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $2,362 a week, with median rent near $430 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 25% 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.

2,687Population
43Median age
$2,362Median household income / wk
$430Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Canberra, 7.7 km north-east · Bus interchange: Tuggeranong Bus Interchange, 6.1 km south · Airport: Canberra Airport, 12 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources7/10
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: 7.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Pearce

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

Tree cover measures, Pearce ACT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202151.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 64.2%

Population by age in Pearce
Population by age, Pearce ACT (ABS Census 2021)
0-4118
5-14345
15-19169
20-24163
25-34269
35-44320
45-54393
55-64344
65-74267
75-84223
85+68
Dwelling types in Pearce
Dwelling types, Pearce ACT (ABS Census 2021)
House667
Townhouse343
Apartment47
Other0
Households by weekly income in Pearce
Households by weekly income, Pearce ACT (ABS Census 2021)
<$650106
$650-1,499204
$1,500-2,999278
$3,000+410
Top ancestries in Pearce
Top ancestries, Pearce ACT (ABS Census 2021)
English946
Australian871
Irish445
Other370
Scottish314
Italian145
Housing tenure in Pearce
Housing tenure, Pearce ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned396
Mortgage371
Rented265
Other13
Cars per household in Pearce
Cars per household, Pearce ACT (ABS Census 2021)
053
1422
2368
3124
4+78
Commute to work in Pearce
Commute to work, Pearce ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Car909
Train0
Bus57
Tram/ferry0
Walked32
Bicycle19
Home172
Top countries of birth in Pearce
Top countries of birth, Pearce ACT (ABS Census 2021)
England102
India71
New Zealand38
Nepal33
China25
Philippines23
Languages used at home in Pearce
Languages used at home, Pearce ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Italian44
Hindi37
Nepali33
Mandarin30
Greek25
Malayalam24

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

680,117 bird observations recorded near Pearce — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Pearce

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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