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Weston ACT 2611

2,382 addresses · 74 streets

Bean Electorate › Unincorporated ACT LGA › Weston · 9 km from Canberra

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Living Here

Weston is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, home to about 4,000 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $2,361 a week, with median rent near $420 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 23% 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.

4,000Population
42Median age
$2,361Median household income / wk
$420Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Canberra, 8.6 km east · Bus interchange: Tuggeranong Bus Interchange, 8.5 km south · Airport: Canberra Airport, 13 km 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: 12.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Weston

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

Tree cover measures, Weston ACT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202134.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 60.8%

Population by age in Weston
Population by age, Weston ACT (ABS Census 2021)
0-4228
5-14530
15-19208
20-24188
25-34420
35-44568
45-54547
55-64372
65-74402
75-84367
85+175
Dwelling types in Weston
Dwelling types, Weston ACT (ABS Census 2021)
House1,091
Townhouse308
Apartment68
Other0
Households by weekly income in Weston
Households by weekly income, Weston ACT (ABS Census 2021)
<$650171
$650-1,499268
$1,500-2,999392
$3,000+563
Top ancestries in Weston
Top ancestries, Weston ACT (ABS Census 2021)
English1,388
Australian1,337
Other615
Irish524
Scottish496
German206
Housing tenure in Weston
Housing tenure, Weston ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned532
Mortgage553
Rented330
Other34
Cars per household in Weston
Cars per household, Weston ACT (ABS Census 2021)
072
1586
2581
3147
4+71
Commute to work in Weston
Commute to work, Weston ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,237
Train0
Bus82
Tram/ferry0
Walked24
Bicycle40
Home234
Top countries of birth in Weston
Top countries of birth, Weston ACT (ABS Census 2021)
England119
India83
China53
New Zealand47
Malaysia43
Germany37
Languages used at home in Weston
Languages used at home, Weston ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin71
French40
German32
Spanish32
Italian30
Persian26

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

642,166 bird observations recorded near Weston — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Weston

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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