City Guide · Canberra, ACT
The best suburbs to rent in Canberra.
From the inner-city strips to the fast-growing outer corridors, Canberra's rental market spans 118 real, distinct suburbs. Here's what the data actually shows about renting across all of them.
- Population
- 451k
- Median weekly rent
- $449
- Renters
- 30.7%
- Suburbs
- 118
ABS 2021 Census
What the data shows about renting in Canberra
Heritage
Heritage-listed buildings along the main street give Canberra a distinct architectural character you won't find in the newer suburbs nearby.
Dining
Renters consistently mention the food options across Canberra — casual and sit-down, enough variety that you're not eating the same three places on rotation.
Shopping
Weekend markets bring out the neighbourhood — local produce, secondhand finds and a genuinely social start to the day.
Community
Community events through the year — school fetes, street parties, a local market — keep the social calendar busy.
Parks & Green Space
Generous public green space gives Canberra a breathing-room feel that's rare this close to the essentials — good for dog walks, picnics and weekend sport.
Beach & Coast
The coastline is the drawcard — an easy walk or short drive to sand and saltwater most days of the year.
Suburbs in Canberra
ACT - South West
ACT - South West — median rent $385/wk, 20.0% renters, population 556.
Ainslie
Ainslie — median rent $367/wk, 32.7% renters, population 5,376.
Amaroo
Amaroo — median rent $460/wk, 27.8% renters, population 6,129.
Aranda
Aranda — median rent $530/wk, 15.6% renters, population 2,605.
Banks
Banks — median rent $424/wk, 17.7% renters, population 5,100.
Barton
Barton — median rent $525/wk, 47.6% renters, population 1,946.
Belconnen
Belconnen — median rent $430/wk, 63.6% renters, population 8,502.
Bonner
Bonner — median rent $520/wk, 32.6% renters, population 7,339.
Bonython
Bonython — median rent $445/wk, 27.5% renters, population 3,839.
Braddon
Braddon — median rent $495/wk, 60.4% renters, population 6,383.
Bruce
Bruce — median rent $430/wk, 49.6% renters, population 7,520.
Calwell
Calwell — median rent $448/wk, 14.9% renters, population 5,730.
Campbell
Campbell — median rent $550/wk, 33.8% renters, population 4,588.
Canberra Airport
Canberra Airport — median rent $420/wk, 75.0% renters, population 125.
Canberra East
Canberra East — median rent $263/wk, 35.9% renters, population 1,097.
Casey
Casey — median rent $502/wk, 29.3% renters, population 6,471.
Chapman
Chapman — median rent $450/wk, 11.0% renters, population 2,867.
Charnwood
Charnwood — median rent $380/wk, 31.3% renters, population 3,055.
Chifley
Chifley — median rent $450/wk, 32.3% renters, population 2,680.
Chisholm
Chisholm — median rent $410/wk, 19.8% renters, population 5,268.
Civic
Civic — median rent $550/wk, 61.6% renters, population 4,835.
Conder
Conder — median rent $390/wk, 17.7% renters, population 5,108.
Cook
Cook — median rent $440/wk, 23.8% renters, population 2,965.
Coombs
Coombs — median rent $480/wk, 27.5% renters, population 4,851.
Crace
Crace — median rent $460/wk, 33.8% renters, population 4,800.
Curtin
Curtin — median rent $450/wk, 24.1% renters, population 5,569.
Deakin
Deakin — median rent $560/wk, 20.7% renters, population 3,124.
Denman Prospect
Denman Prospect — median rent $498/wk, 14.5% renters, population 2,759.
Dickson
Dickson — median rent $500/wk, 45.9% renters, population 3,292.
Downer
Downer — median rent $420/wk, 36.1% renters, population 4,296.
Duffy
Duffy — median rent $445/wk, 18.7% renters, population 3,395.
Dunlop
Dunlop — median rent $465/wk, 18.3% renters, population 7,265.
Duntroon
Duntroon — median rent $270/wk, 95.1% renters, population 1,974.
Evatt
Evatt — median rent $466/wk, 21.8% renters, population 5,531.
Fadden
Fadden — median rent $620/wk, 6.6% renters, population 3,006.
Farrer
Farrer — median rent $450/wk, 15.8% renters, population 3,787.
Fisher
Fisher — median rent $415/wk, 19.1% renters, population 3,219.
Florey
Florey — median rent $415/wk, 34.0% renters, population 4,781.
Flynn (ACT)
Flynn (ACT) — median rent $481/wk, 15.7% renters, population 3,671.
Forde
Forde — median rent $590/wk, 22.8% renters, population 4,435.
Forrest
Forrest — median rent $570/wk, 30.5% renters, population 1,827.
Franklin
Franklin — median rent $460/wk, 45.9% renters, population 7,484.
Fraser
Fraser — median rent $450/wk, 10.4% renters, population 2,126.
Fyshwick
Fyshwick — median rent $323/wk, 100.0% renters, population 52.
Garran
Garran — median rent $550/wk, 29.8% renters, population 3,706.
Gilmore
Gilmore — median rent $430/wk, 22.6% renters, population 2,706.
Giralang
Giralang — median rent $460/wk, 19.3% renters, population 3,372.
Gordon (ACT)
Gordon (ACT) — median rent $420/wk, 19.3% renters, population 7,892.
Gowrie (ACT)
Gowrie (ACT) — median rent $440/wk, 15.6% renters, population 3,140.
Greenway
Greenway — median rent $450/wk, 38.8% renters, population 4,129.
Griffith (ACT)
Griffith (ACT) — median rent $462/wk, 40.5% renters, population 5,328.
Gungahlin
Gungahlin — median rent $450/wk, 52.5% renters, population 8,586.
Hackett
Hackett — median rent $374/wk, 23.4% renters, population 3,227.
Hall
Hall — median rent $375/wk, 18.1% renters, population 298.
Harrison
Harrison — median rent $450/wk, 45.4% renters, population 8,244.
Hawker
Hawker — median rent $375/wk, 22.9% renters, population 3,008.
Higgins
Higgins — median rent $400/wk, 22.6% renters, population 3,321.
Holder
Holder — median rent $465/wk, 18.6% renters, population 2,816.
Holt
Holt — median rent $396/wk, 27.0% renters, population 5,628.
Hughes
Hughes — median rent $400/wk, 24.0% renters, population 3,210.
Hume
Hume — median rent $110/wk, 0.0% renters, population 395.
Isaacs
Isaacs — median rent $520/wk, 17.3% renters, population 2,379.
Isabella Plains
Isabella Plains — median rent $450/wk, 19.3% renters, population 4,329.
Jacka
Jacka — median rent $450/wk, 34.2% renters, population 712.
Kaleen
Kaleen — median rent $460/wk, 24.5% renters, population 7,672.
Kambah
Kambah — median rent $400/wk, 21.1% renters, population 15,670.
Kingston (ACT)
Kingston (ACT) — median rent $510/wk, 50.8% renters, population 6,579.
Latham
Latham — median rent $400/wk, 20.8% renters, population 3,767.
Lawson
Lawson — median rent $548/wk, 45.8% renters, population 2,739.
Lyneham
Lyneham — median rent $425/wk, 48.3% renters, population 5,703.
Lyons (ACT)
Lyons (ACT) — median rent $360/wk, 42.3% renters, population 3,271.
Macarthur
Macarthur — median rent $520/wk, 9.8% renters, population 1,405.
Macgregor (ACT)
Macgregor (ACT) — median rent $464/wk, 20.3% renters, population 7,049.
Macquarie
Macquarie — median rent $400/wk, 37.1% renters, population 3,104.
Majura
Majura — median rent $365/wk, 37.5% renters, population 296.
Mawson
Mawson — median rent $400/wk, 35.7% renters, population 3,440.
McKellar
McKellar — median rent $438/wk, 18.8% renters, population 2,740.
Melba
Melba — median rent $400/wk, 20.6% renters, population 3,383.
Monash
Monash — median rent $450/wk, 19.2% renters, population 5,644.
Moncrieff
Moncrieff — median rent $470/wk, 23.9% renters, population 5,310.
Namadgi
Namadgi — median rent $400/wk, 58.8% renters, population 63.
Narrabundah
Narrabundah — median rent $440/wk, 36.2% renters, population 6,455.
Ngunnawal
Ngunnawal — median rent $450/wk, 26.2% renters, population 10,957.
Nicholls
Nicholls — median rent $502/wk, 14.6% renters, population 6,680.
O'Connor (ACT)
O'Connor (ACT) — median rent $451/wk, 37.7% renters, population 5,917.
O'Malley
O'Malley — median rent $975/wk, 10.4% renters, population 928.
Oxley (ACT)
Oxley (ACT) — median rent $400/wk, 23.1% renters, population 1,703.
Page
Page — median rent $438/wk, 32.2% renters, population 3,054.
Palmerston
Palmerston — median rent $450/wk, 28.3% renters, population 5,579.
Pearce
Pearce — median rent $430/wk, 25.1% renters, population 2,687.
Phillip
Phillip — median rent $440/wk, 49.4% renters, population 5,197.
Red Hill (ACT)
Red Hill (ACT) — median rent $500/wk, 21.8% renters, population 3,146.
Reid
Reid — median rent $430/wk, 45.9% renters, population 1,544.
Richardson
Richardson — median rent $391/wk, 25.7% renters, population 3,058.
Rivett
Rivett — median rent $322/wk, 24.7% renters, population 3,354.
Scullin
Scullin — median rent $390/wk, 32.5% renters, population 3,069.
Spence
Spence — median rent $375/wk, 19.9% renters, population 2,587.
Stirling
Stirling — median rent $460/wk, 22.7% renters, population 2,191.
Strathnairn
Strathnairn — median rent $515/wk, 5.9% renters, population 714.
Taylor
Taylor — median rent $282/wk, 24.8% renters, population 2,220.
Theodore
Theodore — median rent $430/wk, 17.7% renters, population 3,798.
Throsby
Throsby — median rent $375/wk, 23.0% renters, population 2,405.
Torrens
Torrens — median rent $478/wk, 24.7% renters, population 2,424.
Turner
Turner — median rent $480/wk, 54.3% renters, population 4,470.
Wanniassa
Wanniassa — median rent $400/wk, 20.9% renters, population 7,885.
Waramanga
Waramanga — median rent $379/wk, 27.5% renters, population 2,785.
Watson
Watson — median rent $437/wk, 33.4% renters, population 6,727.
Weetangera
Weetangera — median rent $490/wk, 14.6% renters, population 2,795.
Weston
Weston — median rent $420/wk, 22.5% renters, population 4,000.
Wright
Wright — median rent $461/wk, 31.1% renters, population 3,808.
Yarralumla
Yarralumla — median rent $547/wk, 23.0% renters, population 3,120.
Canberra rental FAQs
Real questions renters ask about Canberra as a whole.
Is Canberra a good place to rent?
It depends heavily on which part of Canberra — that's the whole premise of comparing at the suburb level rather than the city level. Canberra spans a wide range of price points and lifestyles across its 118 profiled suburbs, from 30.7% renter-share inner areas to quieter, more owner-occupied outer suburbs.
What's the median rent in Canberra?
$449 a week, population-weighted across all 118 profiled Canberra suburbs (2021 Census).
How many suburbs does Suburb Hunt cover in Canberra?
118 real Canberra SA2 suburbs, from the centre to the outer growth areas — every one with a population of 50 or more, sourced from the 2021 ABS Census.
Where is it cheapest to rent in Canberra?
Rent varies meaningfully across Canberra's 118 suburbs — the outer and growth-corridor areas consistently come in well under the Canberra-wide median of $449/week, while the inner and lifestyle-premium pockets sit well above it.
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