Median price trend for houses
Based on 76 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,060,000
Up 3.9% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $926k
- 4 bed
- $1.08m
- 5+ bed
- $1.41m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Harrison
ACT 2914 · Unincorporated ACT
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,060,000
- Median unit
- $490,000
- Population
- 8,244
- Postcode
- 2914
latest suburb median
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ABS 2021
Harrison, Australian Capital Territory
Property market insights for Harrison
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Harrison ACT
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 81 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$750 per week
Up 3.4% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Harrison, ACT is currently $1,060,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Harrison has a 12-month growth rate of 3.9% for houses and -12.1% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $926,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,080,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,410,000 in Harrison.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Harrison is $750 per week. The median house rent has increased 3.4% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Harrison is $490,000, which has decreased 12.1% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $345,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $471,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $701,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $810,000 in Harrison. The median rent for units and apartments in Harrison is $570 per week and has increased 3.6% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Harrison safe?
The overall rate for Harrison is 2,959 offences per 100,000 residents — 40% 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 Harrison.
Overall crime rate
2,959
offences per 100,000 residents
40% belowAustralian Capital Territory
HarrisonAustralian 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 Harrison?
Harrison ACT 2914 is in Australian Capital Territory, within Australian Capital Territory.
8,244 people call Harrison home, with an average of 2.9 people per household and a median household income of $2,636 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 8,244
- Median age
- 31 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,000 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $450 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineAustralian Capital Territory benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1523.0%Above
15–3434.5%Above
35–5432.6%Above
55–748.6%Below
75 and over1.3%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses55.5%Below
Townhouses15.1%Below
Apartments29.6%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright10.9%Below
Paying a mortgage42.8%Above
Renting46.3%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.8%Below
One car37.5%Below
Two cars44.1%Above
Three or more14.6%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home10.9%In line
Drove to work60.1%Above
Train, tram or bus8.1%Above
Walked or cycled1.4%Below
What stands out in Harrison
10.9% of workers in Harrison worked from home on Census day.
7.4% of Harrison residents were born in India, about twice the rate across Australian Capital Territory.
39.5% of people in Harrison described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Harrison
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Harrison ACT 2914.
Is Harrison family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
23.0% of Harrison's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Australian Capital Territory average.
2,129 family households lived in Harrison; 54.5% were couple families and 12.0% were one-parent families.
51.5% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Australian Capital Territory average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Harrison?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Harrison had 8,244 residents at the 2021 Census.
40.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
9.9% were 55 or older. That is about half the Australian Capital Territory rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Harrison?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 55.5% of occupied private dwellings in Harrison.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 15.1% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 29.6% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Harrison?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
10.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Australian Capital Territory rate.
42.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
46.3% rented their home. That is well above the Australian Capital Territory average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Harrison?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Harrison had 2.9 people.
One-person households made up 18.8% of occupied homes. That is well below the Australian Capital Territory average.
Two-person households represented 26.0%, while 36.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Harrison?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
10.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is almost exactly typical for Australian Capital Territory.
60.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
8.1% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.4% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Harrison?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
One-car households formed 37.5% of the total.
58.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Harrison, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
43.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 56.1% reported a different address.
41.4% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Australian Capital Territory average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Harrison?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
53.9% of residents used only English at home.
42.5% used a language other than English at home.
8.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 2.4% spoke Cantonese and 1.9% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Harrison residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
41.4% of Harrison's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 58.6% was born in Australia.
7.3% of residents were born in China.
7.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 77.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Harrison?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 23.5% of ancestry responses in Harrison.
Australian ancestry made up 25.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 12.6% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Harrison?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
30.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
Managers accounted for 18.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.2%.
Health care and social assistance employed 9.2% of workers, and education and training employed 8.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Harrison?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 79.9%, compared with 69.6% across Australian Capital Territory.
52.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.9%, compared with 3.8% across Australian Capital Territory.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Harrison show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
71.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.8% reported asthma, 3.3% arthritis and 2.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Harrison?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 26.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 14.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Harrison?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,636 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,000.
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.
How does Harrison compare with Australian Capital Territory?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 10.9% in Harrison, compared with 10.9% across Australian Capital Territory.
Outright ownership was 10.9% locally and 27.3% across Australian Capital Territory. That is about half the Australian Capital Territory rate.
Renting accounted for 46.3% in Harrison, 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 Harrison
Is Harrison expensive?
The median house price is $1,060,000, while units and apartments sit at $490,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Harrison good for families?
The Census counted 2,129 local families, and 23.0% 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 Harrison?
Larger houses have a median around $1,410,000, 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 Harrison
92 streets in Harrison
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adder St
- Adventure St
- Alanvale St
- Albatross Cr
- Anchorage St
- Andruco St
- Angora St
- Anthony Rolfe Ave
- Brumby St
- Bungle Bungle Cr
- Burbie St
- Butterfish St
- Byaduk St
- Cape York St
- Careel St
- Carpentaria St
- Casilda St
- Cedar St
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- Coronet Ln
- Cosy Cr
- Cudgewa Ln
- Cultivation St
- De Bortoli St
- Desoto St
- Dimby St
- Driftwood Ln
- Drummer St
- Ebor Ln
- Elabana St
- Eldorado St
- Encounter St
- Eric Mawson St
- Eurobin St
- Fairydale St
- Felix Ln
- Flagstone St
- Flemington Road
- Glow Worm Gr
- Granites St
- Haven St
- Hazelgrove St
- Helby St
- Howmans St
- Jenolan St
- Kalianna St
- Karamu St
- Katoomba St
- Keppel St
- Kings Canyon St
- Koonalda St
- Kopi Ln
- Lavender Ln
- Leveque St
- Mapleton Ave
- Megalong Cr
- Moonlight Ave
- Nimbera St
- Ningaloo St
- Nullarbor Ave
- Oberon Cl
- Orara Ln
- Ormiston Cct
- Osprey St
- Otway St
- Parsley St
- Phantom St
- Pildappa St
- Pinnacles St
- Pixie Ln
- Putt Ln
- Redbank St
- Saltbush St
- Sapling St
- Sphinx St
- Steep St
- Tanami St
- Thistle Ln
- Thunder Cct
- Trephina St
- Turtle Rock St
- Undara Ln
- Villaret St
- Wallaman St
- Wangalo Ln
- Wannon Ln
- Whim St
- Wimmera St
- Windjana Street
- Wombeyan St
- Woolshed Ln
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