ABS Census 2016 → 2021 · Canberra
Fastest growing suburbs in Canberra
Fastest growing suburbs in Canberra by population change between ABS Census 2016 and 2021. See which areas expanded the most.
Ranked by population growth. Suburbs under 1,000 residents (2021) are excluded. Postcodes approximate the greater Canberra area.
- #SuburbPostcodePopulation growth
- 1CoombsACT2611+167.9%
- 2PhillipACT2606+77%
- 3DicksonACT2602+53.2%
- 4KingstonACT2604+48.7%
- 5WrightACT2611+38.3%
- 6ActonACT2601+36.5%
- 7BartonACT2600+35.2%
- 8CampbellACT2612+31.4%
- 9BelconnenACT2617+27.7%
- 10HoltACT2615+21.8%
- 11DownerACT2602+17.3%
- 12FarrerACT2607+17.2%
- 13GriffithACT2603+16.5%
- 14BraddonACT2612+16.1%
- 15MacquarieACT2614+15%
- 16WatsonACT2602+14.8%
- 17CityACT2601+13.1%
- 18ForrestACT2603+13.1%
- 19WestonACT2611+11.9%
- 20LynehamACT2602+11.6%
- 21ChifleyACT2606+11.3%
- 22TurnerACT2612+10.5%
- 23TorrensACT2607+9.9%
- 24FlynnACT2615+9.3%
- 25ArandaACT2614+8.9%
- 26DeakinACT2600+8.5%
- 27WeetangeraACT2614+8.5%
- 28NarrabundahACT2604+8.3%
- 29HigginsACT2615+8.1%
- 30HolderACT2611+8.1%
- 31O'ConnorACT2602+8%
- 32YarralumlaACT2600+8%
- 33HackettACT2602+7.9%
- 34BruceACT2617+7.5%
- 35MelbaACT2615+7.5%
- 36DuffyACT2611+7.4%
- 37HughesACT2605+7.4%
- 38FisherACT2611+7.2%
- 39ChapmanACT2611+6.8%
- 40CurtinACT2605+6.3%
- 41GarranACT2605+6%
- 42LyonsACT2606+6%
- 43WaramangaACT2611+5.9%
- 44MawsonACT2607+5.8%
- 45CookACT2614+5.7%
- 46KaleenACT2617+5.5%
- 47RivettACT2611+5%
- 48FraserACT2615+4.9%
- 49ScullinACT2614+4.8%
- 50PearceACT2607+4.2%
Compare the top two: Coombs vs Phillip
Census deep dives: Coombs growth / then and now · Phillip growth / then and now · Dickson growth / then and now
Source: ABS Census 2016 & 2021. See methodology.