Median price trend for houses
Based on 114 sales in the preceding 12 months
$880,000
Down 2.2% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $780k
- 4 bed
- $1.04m
- 5+ bed
- $1.05m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Gordon
ACT 2906 · Unincorporated ACT
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $880,000
- Median unit
- $675,000
- Population
- 7,892
- Postcode
- 2906
latest suburb median
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Gordon, Australian Capital Territory
Property market insights for Gordon (ACT)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Gordon (ACT) ACT
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 36 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$675 per week
Up 8.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Gordon (ACT), ACT is currently $880,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Gordon (ACT) has a 12-month growth rate of -2.2% for houses and 8.0% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $780,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,040,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,050,000 in Gordon (ACT).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Gordon (ACT) is $675 per week. The median house rent has increased 8.0% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Gordon (ACT) is $675,000, which has increased 8.0% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $625,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $676,000 in Gordon (ACT). The median rent for units and apartments in Gordon (ACT) is $600 per week and has increased 4.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Gordon safe?
The overall rate for Gordon is 4,651 offences per 100,000 residents — 6% 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 Gordon.
Overall crime rate
4,651
offences per 100,000 residents
6% belowAustralian Capital Territory
GordonAustralian 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 Gordon?
Gordon ACT 2906 is in Australian Capital Territory, within Australian Capital Territory.
7,892 people call Gordon home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $2,321 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 7,892
- Median age
- 38 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,950 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $420 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineAustralian Capital Territory benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.5%Above
15–3426.0%Below
35–5426.8%Below
55–7421.8%Above
75 and over6.0%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses69.2%Above
Townhouses29.5%Above
Apartments1.3%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright28.0%Above
Paying a mortgage52.2%Above
Renting19.8%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.6%Below
One car32.7%Below
Two cars41.0%Above
Three or more22.7%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home9.0%Below
Drove to work69.7%Above
Train, tram or bus2.3%Below
Walked or cycled0.8%Below
What stands out in Gordon
9.0% of workers in Gordon worked from home on Census day.
3.1% of Gordon residents were born in England.
39.3% of people in Gordon described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Gordon
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Gordon ACT 2906.
Is Gordon family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.5% of Gordon's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
2,257 family households lived in Gordon; 46.5% were couple families and 17.6% were one-parent families.
38.6% 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.
What is the age profile of Gordon?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Gordon had 7,892 residents at the 2021 Census.
26.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
27.8% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Australian Capital Territory average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Gordon?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 69.2% of occupied private dwellings in Gordon.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 29.5% 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 Gordon?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
28.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
52.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
19.8% rented their home. That is well below the Australian Capital Territory average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Gordon?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Gordon had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 22.0% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Australian Capital Territory average.
Two-person households represented 32.2%, while 27.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Gordon?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
9.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
69.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Australian Capital Territory average.
2.3% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Gordon?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
One-car households formed 32.7% of the total.
63.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Gordon, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
64.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 35.2% reported a different address.
20.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Australian Capital Territory average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Gordon?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
81.5% of residents used only English at home.
15.5% used a language other than English at home.
0.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.5% spoke Cantonese and 0.7% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Gordon residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
20.8% of Gordon's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 79.2% was born in Australia.
0.4% of residents were born in China.
2.8% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 92.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Gordon?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 35.3% of ancestry responses in Gordon.
Australian ancestry made up 38.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 2.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Gordon?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
21.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Australian Capital Territory average.
Managers accounted for 15.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 20.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.9% of workers, and education and training employed 7.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Gordon?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 70.3%, compared with 69.6% across Australian Capital Territory.
46.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.1% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.1%, compared with 3.8% across Australian Capital Territory.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Gordon show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.1% reported asthma, 9.1% arthritis and 5.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Gordon?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
25.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Australian Capital Territory average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 8.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 19.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 33.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Gordon?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,321 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,950.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $420 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Gordon compare with Australian Capital Territory?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 9.0% in Gordon, compared with 10.9% across Australian Capital Territory.
Outright ownership was 28.0% locally and 27.3% across Australian Capital Territory. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
Renting accounted for 19.8% in Gordon, 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 Gordon (ACT)
Is Gordon (ACT) expensive?
The median house price is $880,000, while units and apartments sit at $675,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Gordon (ACT) good for families?
The Census counted 2,257 local families, and 19.5% 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 Gordon (ACT)?
Larger houses have a median around $1,050,000, 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 Gordon (ACT)
120 streets in Gordon (ACT)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Akhurst Gr
- Armbruster St
- Attwood Cl
- Barden Pl
- Batt Pl
- Beaufort Rtt
- Benstead Pl
- Birchall St
- Blinkhorn Pl
- Braddon Pl
- Bushby Cl
- Callaway Cr
- Carslake
- Cerutty Cr
- Charles Pl
- Charlton Cr
- Chevalley
- Chipperfield Cct
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- Christie Pl
- Churchill
- Clare Dennis Ave
- Cleeve Pl
- Clem Hill St
- Coventry Cl
- Cripps Pl
- Cropper Pl
- Darby Munro Cl
- Darcy Cl
- Dempsey Pl
- Doerner Pl
- Dolan Cl
- Donohoe Pl
- Evan Pl
- Favell Pl
- Ferry Pl
- Fingleton Cr
- Flegg Cr
- Ford Pl
- Fred Lane Cr
- Furey St
- Gaylard Pl
- Hansel Pl
- Harry Hopman Cct
- Hazlitt Glde
- Hickenbotham St
- Hindle Pl
- Hollis Pl
- Iredale Pl
- Jerome Pl
- Jim Pike Ave
- Justice Pl
- Kanga Pl
- Kellick Pl
- Kirkwood Cr
- Knoke Ave
- Lappin Pl
- Larkin Cl
- Lawlor Pl
- Lawton Pl
- Leahy Pl
- Lewis Luxton Ave
- Lott Pl
- Mackney Pl
- Maddock Pl
- Mailey Rtt
- Matson St
- Mccarten Pl
- Mccool Pl
- Mcgilvray Cl
- Mcgrowdie Pl
- Mchale Pl
- Mckivat Cl
- Mcvilly Cl
- Merrett
- Merv Waite St
- Michael Holt Cr
- Midge St
- Mina Wylie Cr
- Minnett Cl
- Moon Pl
- Myles Connell Cr
- Noel Ryan
- O'Hara Cl
- Oxenham Cct
- Pails Pl
- Popplewell Pl
- Preddey
- Price Pl
- Pullar Pl
- Revell Cl
- Riddle Pl
- Robert Lewis Ct
- Robin Pl
- Rollins Pl
- Saggers Cl
- Sawicki Pl
- Scarfe Cl
- Schofield Pl
- Scully St
- Sharman Pl
- Shean Pl
- Sherwood Cct
- Sid Barnes Cr
- Slavin Pl
- Stace Pl
- Stan Ray St
- Staunton Pl
- Strutt Pl
- Sturrock Pl
- Tallon Pl
- Thomas Hales Pl
- Thurgood Ct
- Togo Pl
- Towers Pl
- Travers St
- Van Praag Pl
- Violet Grover Pl
- Woodcock Dr
- Woodfull
- Wootton Cr
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