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Spence ACT 2615

1,129 addresses · 56 streets

Fenner Electorate › Unincorporated ACT LGA › Spence · 11 km from Canberra

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Living Here

Spence is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, home to about 2,587 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $2,358 a week, with median rent near $375 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 20% 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.

2,587Population
38Median age
$2,358Median household income / wk
$375Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Westfield Belconnen Bus Station, 4.5 km south · Airport: Canberra Airport, 16.7 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 12.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Spence

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

Tree cover measures, Spence ACT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202161.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 65.9%

Population by age in Spence
Population by age, Spence ACT (ABS Census 2021)
0-4155
5-14362
15-19173
20-24143
25-34305
35-44404
45-54343
55-64251
65-74300
75-84131
85+26
Dwelling types in Spence
Dwelling types, Spence ACT (ABS Census 2021)
House860
Townhouse70
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Spence
Households by weekly income, Spence ACT (ABS Census 2021)
<$65096
$650-1,499185
$1,500-2,999291
$3,000+322
Top ancestries in Spence
Top ancestries, Spence ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,074
English1,007
Irish385
Scottish334
Other291
German121
Housing tenure in Spence
Housing tenure, Spence ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned304
Mortgage419
Rented184
Other8
Cars per household in Spence
Cars per household, Spence ACT (ABS Census 2021)
037
1268
2420
3124
4+70
Commute to work in Spence
Commute to work, Spence ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Car891
Train3
Bus40
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle11
Home147
Top countries of birth in Spence
Top countries of birth, Spence ACT (ABS Census 2021)
England74
China24
Germany22
United States18
Chile15
Scotland15
Languages used at home in Spence
Languages used at home, Spence ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish37
Mandarin28
Greek22
Vietnamese22
Serbian17
Arabic15

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

377,188 bird observations recorded near Spence — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Spence

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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