Median price trend for houses
Based on 41 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,230,000
Up 10.5% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $975k
- 4 bed
- $1.2m
- 5+ bed
- $1.3m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Fadden
ACT 2904 · Unincorporated ACT
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,230,000
- Population
- 3,006
- Postcode
- 2904
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Fadden, Australian Capital Territory
Property market insights for Fadden
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Fadden ACT
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 8 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$800 per week
Up 6.7% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Fadden, ACT is currently $1,230,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Fadden has a 12-month growth rate of 10.5% for houses and 17.3% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $975,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,200,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,300,000 in Fadden.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Fadden is $800 per week. The median house rent has increased 6.7% over the last 12 months.
The median rent for units and apartments in Fadden is $450 per week and has decreased 40.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Fadden safe?
The overall rate for Fadden is 3,844 offences per 100,000 residents — 22% 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 Fadden.
Overall crime rate
3,844
offences per 100,000 residents
22% belowAustralian Capital Territory
FaddenAustralian Capital Territory: 4,936
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Fadden?
Fadden ACT 2904 is in Australian Capital Territory, within Australian Capital Territory.
3,006 people call Fadden home, with an average of 2.9 people per household and a median household income of $3,302 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,006
- Median age
- 43 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,383 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $620 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineAustralian Capital Territory benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.2%Above
15–3418.8%Below
35–5427.3%In line
55–7429.5%Above
75 and over5.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses96.8%Above
Townhouses1.8%Below
Apartments1.3%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright45.3%Above
Paying a mortgage48.1%Above
Renting6.7%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.9%Below
One car21.9%Below
Two cars49.2%Above
Three or more27.6%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home13.0%Above
Drove to work64.8%Above
Train, tram or bus2.1%Below
Walked or cycled0.7%Below
What stands out in Fadden
13.0% of workers in Fadden worked from home on Census day.
4.2% of Fadden residents were born in England.
41.6% of people in Fadden described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Fadden
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Fadden ACT 2904.
Is Fadden family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.2% of Fadden's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
909 family households lived in Fadden; 49.9% were couple families and 9.2% were one-parent families.
35.0% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Australian Capital Territory average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Fadden?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Fadden had 3,006 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
34.5% were 55 or older. That is well above the Australian Capital Territory average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Fadden?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 96.8% of occupied private dwellings in Fadden.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 1.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 1.3% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Fadden?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
45.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Australian Capital Territory average.
48.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
6.7% rented their home. That is about half the Australian Capital Territory rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Fadden?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Fadden had 2.9 people.
One-person households made up 12.8% of occupied homes. That is about half the Australian Capital Territory rate.
Two-person households represented 37.5%, while 34.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Fadden?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
13.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
64.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Australian Capital Territory average.
2.1% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Fadden?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.9% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Australian Capital Territory rate.
One-car households formed 21.9% of the total.
76.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Fadden, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
69.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 30.7% reported a different address.
23.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Australian Capital Territory average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Fadden?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
83.2% of residents used only English at home.
15.0% used a language other than English at home.
1.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.4% spoke Cantonese and 0.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Fadden residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
23.5% of Fadden's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 76.5% was born in Australia.
1.6% of residents were born in China.
1.7% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 95.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Fadden?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 37.8% of ancestry responses in Fadden.
Australian ancestry made up 34.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 3.9% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Fadden?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
32.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
Managers accounted for 22.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 16.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.2% of workers, and education and training employed 10.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Fadden?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 67.9%, compared with 69.6% across Australian Capital Territory.
42.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.9%, compared with 3.8% across Australian Capital Territory.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Fadden show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
61.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.0% reported asthma, 9.7% arthritis and 4.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Fadden?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
34.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is almost exactly typical for Australian Capital Territory.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 19.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 18.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Fadden?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $3,302 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,383.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $620 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Fadden compare with Australian Capital Territory?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 13.0% in Fadden, compared with 10.9% across Australian Capital Territory.
Outright ownership was 45.3% locally and 27.3% across Australian Capital Territory. That is well above the Australian Capital Territory average.
Renting accounted for 6.7% in Fadden, against 31.5% across Australian Capital Territory.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Fadden
Is Fadden expensive?
The median house price is $1,230,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Fadden good for families?
The Census counted 909 local families, and 19.2% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Fadden?
Larger houses have a median around $1,300,000, 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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Streets and suburbs around Fadden
57 streets in Fadden
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Airey Cr
- Aland Pl
- Annear Pl
- Appel Cr
- Bertram St
- Bouchard Pl
- Bow Pl
- Bramston St
- Brassington Pl
- Brentnall Pl
- Bugden Ave
- Bulcock Pl
- Chataway Cr
- Clayton Pl
- Corser Cl
- Courtice Cl
- Cowley Pl
- Coyne St
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- Crampton Pl
- Crombie Pl
- Dash Cr
- Decker Pl
- Demaine Cr
- Dittmer Pl
- Fihelly St
- Foxton Cr
- Free Pl
- Fryar Pl
- Garrick St
- Gilday Pl
- Hanlon Cr
- Heading Pl
- Hilton Cl
- Hodel Pl
- Huxham Pl
- Hyne Pl
- Jessop Pl
- Larcombe Cr
- Lennon Pl
- Luckins Pl
- Maughan Cr
- Mcphail Pl
- Meston Pl
- Mullan St
- Mulvey Pl
- Nicklin Cr
- Ogden Cl
- Parnell Pl
- Partridge St
- Payne Pl
- Rawlings Pl
- Richter Cl
- Riordan St
- Sparkes Cl
- Sternberg Cr
- Stopford Cr
- Welsby Pl
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