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ACT 2913 · Unincorporated ACT
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
latest suburb median
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Palmerston, Australian Capital Territory
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Palmerston (ACT) ACT
Based on 78 sales in the preceding 12 months
$916,000
Down 7.6% over 12 months
Based on 45 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$650 per week
Up 4.0% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Palmerston (ACT), ACT is currently $916,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Palmerston (ACT) has a 12-month growth rate of -7.6% for houses and 3.2% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $840,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,090,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,340,000 in Palmerston (ACT).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Palmerston (ACT) is $650 per week. The median house rent has increased 4.0% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Palmerston (ACT) is $650,000, which has increased 3.2% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $629,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $691,000 in Palmerston (ACT). The median rent for units and apartments in Palmerston (ACT) is $600 per week and has increased 4.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Palmerston is 3,046 offences per 100,000 residents — 38% below the Australian Capital Territory benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Palmerston.
Overall crime rate
3,046
offences per 100,000 residents
38% belowAustralian Capital Territory
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Palmerston ACT 2913 is in Australian Capital Territory, within Australian Capital Territory.
5,579 people call Palmerston home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $2,316 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
10.4% of workers in Palmerston worked from home on Census day.
3.8% of Palmerston residents were born in China.
39.8% of people in Palmerston described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Palmerston ACT 2913.
20.3% of Palmerston's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
1,553 family households lived in Palmerston; 46.2% were couple families and 17.2% were one-parent families.
40.8% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Palmerston had 5,579 residents at the 2021 Census.
31.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
23.9% were 55 or older. That is almost exactly typical for Australian Capital Territory.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 60.3% of occupied private dwellings in Palmerston.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 39.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
28.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
42.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
28.7% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Australian Capital Territory average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Palmerston had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 21.8% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Australian Capital Territory average.
Two-person households represented 32.7%, while 26.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
10.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
63.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Australian Capital Territory average.
2.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
4.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
One-car households formed 37.4% of the total.
58.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
61.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 38.7% reported a different address.
31.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat above the Australian Capital Territory average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
65.5% of residents used only English at home.
31.1% used a language other than English at home.
4.8% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.7% spoke Cantonese and 1.1% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
31.3% of Palmerston's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 68.7% was born in Australia.
3.8% of residents were born in China.
3.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 88.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 28.8% of ancestry responses in Palmerston.
Australian ancestry made up 30.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 8.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
28.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Australian Capital Territory average.
Managers accounted for 15.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 17.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 10.4% of workers, and education and training employed 10.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 70.2%, compared with 69.6% across Australian Capital Territory.
44.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.9%, compared with 3.8% across Australian Capital Territory.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
60.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.6% reported asthma, 7.2% arthritis and 4.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
31.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 17.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 22.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $2,316 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,940.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $450 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 10.4% in Palmerston, compared with 10.9% across Australian Capital Territory.
Outright ownership was 28.7% locally and 27.3% across Australian Capital Territory. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
Renting accounted for 28.7% in Palmerston, against 31.5% across Australian Capital Territory.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $916,000, while units and apartments sit at $650,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 1,553 local families, and 20.3% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
Larger houses have a median around $1,340,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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