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Phillip ACT 2606

9,267 addresses · 65 streets

Bean Electorate › Unincorporated ACT LGA › Phillip · 8 km from Canberra

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Living Here

A town centre in Canberra's Woden Valley, Phillip combines offices and shopping with a growing apartment population. Households average 1.9 people and the median age is 32. Median household income is $2,075 a week, with rent around $440.

Phillip is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, home to about 5,197 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $2,075 a week, with median rent near $440 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 49% of households own their home and 50% 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.

5,197Population
32Median age
$2,075Median household income / wk
$440Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Canberra, 6.2 km north-east · Bus interchange: Tuggeranong Bus Interchange, 8 km south · Airport: Canberra Airport, 10.6 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 7.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Phillip

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

Tree cover measures, Phillip ACT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202118.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.3% · Labour-force participation 79.5%

Population by age in Phillip
Population by age, Phillip ACT (ABS Census 2021)
0-4301
5-14279
15-19112
20-24463
25-341,875
35-44898
45-54488
55-64378
65-74239
75-84113
85+42
Dwelling types in Phillip
Dwelling types, Phillip ACT (ABS Census 2021)
House3
Townhouse860
Apartment1,757
Other0
Households by weekly income in Phillip
Households by weekly income, Phillip ACT (ABS Census 2021)
<$650175
$650-1,499531
$1,500-2,9991,182
$3,000+618
Top ancestries in Phillip
Top ancestries, Phillip ACT (ABS Census 2021)
English1,308
Other1,277
Australian1,077
Irish503
Scottish443
Indian420
Housing tenure in Phillip
Housing tenure, Phillip ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned365
Mortgage914
Rented1,297
Other26
Cars per household in Phillip
Cars per household, Phillip ACT (ABS Census 2021)
0254
11,610
2631
376
4+15
Commute to work in Phillip
Commute to work, Phillip ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,945
Train0
Bus353
Tram/ferry0
Walked465
Bicycle30
Home313
Top countries of birth in Phillip
Top countries of birth, Phillip ACT (ABS Census 2021)
India415
Nepal326
Philippines263
China136
England109
Malaysia73
Languages used at home in Phillip
Languages used at home, Phillip ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali307
Malayalam247
Mandarin181
Tagalog130
Filipino101
Cantonese82

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

706,633 bird observations recorded near Phillip — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Phillip

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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