Median price trend for houses
Based on 33 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,390,000
Down 6.7% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.08m
- 4 bed
- $1.45m
- 5+ bed
- $1.69m
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The quick read on
Isaacs
ACT 2607 · Unincorporated ACT
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,390,000
- Median unit
- $863,000
- Population
- 2,379
- Postcode
- 2607
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ABS 2021
Isaacs, Australian Capital Territory
Property market insights for Isaacs
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Isaacs ACT
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 23 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$750 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Isaacs, ACT is currently $1,390,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Isaacs has a 12-month growth rate of -6.7% for houses and 2.7% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,080,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,450,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,690,000 in Isaacs.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Isaacs is $750 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Isaacs is $863,000, which has increased 2.7% since the same time last year. Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $741,000 in Isaacs. The median rent for units and apartments in Isaacs is $738 per week and has increased 1.8% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Isaacs safe?
The overall rate for Isaacs is 625 offences per 100,000 residents — 87% 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 Isaacs.
Overall crime rate
625
offences per 100,000 residents
87% belowAustralian Capital Territory
IsaacsAustralian 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 Isaacs?
Isaacs ACT 2607 is in Australian Capital Territory, within Australian Capital Territory.
2,379 people call Isaacs home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $2,670 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,379
- Median age
- 49 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,300 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $520 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineAustralian Capital Territory benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1514.5%Below
15–3418.4%Below
35–5423.6%Below
55–7430.5%Above
75 and over13.0%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses83.9%Above
Townhouses16.1%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright52.1%Above
Paying a mortgage30.4%Below
Renting17.5%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.0%Below
One car31.0%Below
Two cars45.5%Above
Three or more20.1%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home11.8%Above
Drove to work66.8%Above
Train, tram or bus2.6%Below
Walked or cycled1.1%Below
What stands out in Isaacs
11.8% of workers in Isaacs worked from home on Census day.
5.0% of Isaacs residents were born in India.
32.5% of people in Isaacs described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Isaacs
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Isaacs ACT 2607.
Is Isaacs family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
14.5% of Isaacs's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Australian Capital Territory average.
717 family households lived in Isaacs; 40.7% were couple families and 12.0% were one-parent families.
28.2% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Australian Capital Territory average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Isaacs?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Isaacs had 2,379 residents at the 2021 Census.
20.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
43.5% were 55 or older. That is about twice the Australian Capital Territory rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Isaacs?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 83.9% of occupied private dwellings in Isaacs.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 16.1% 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.
Do people own or rent in Isaacs?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
52.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Australian Capital Territory rate.
30.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
17.5% 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 Isaacs?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Isaacs had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 20.9% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Australian Capital Territory average.
Two-person households represented 39.9%, while 22.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Isaacs?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
11.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
66.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Australian Capital Territory average.
2.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.1% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Isaacs?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Australian Capital Territory rate.
One-car households formed 31.0% of the total.
65.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Isaacs, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
63.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 36.8% reported a different address.
35.6% 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 Isaacs?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
66.3% of residents used only English at home.
30.6% used a language other than English at home.
3.6% spoke Mandarin at home, 2.5% spoke Cantonese and 1.6% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Isaacs residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
35.6% of Isaacs's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 64.4% was born in Australia.
2.6% of residents were born in China.
5.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Isaacs?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 29.3% of ancestry responses in Isaacs.
Australian ancestry made up 24.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 9.8% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Isaacs?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
38.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Australian Capital Territory average.
Managers accounted for 20.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.0% of workers, and education and training employed 8.5%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Isaacs?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 57.5%, compared with 69.6% across Australian Capital Territory.
37.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 15.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.2%, compared with 3.8% across Australian Capital Territory.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Isaacs show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.1% reported asthma, 11.4% arthritis and 6.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Isaacs?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
35.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 24.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 10.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 14.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Isaacs?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,670 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,300.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $520 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Isaacs compare with Australian Capital Territory?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 11.8% in Isaacs, compared with 10.9% across Australian Capital Territory.
Outright ownership was 52.1% locally and 27.3% across Australian Capital Territory. That is about twice the Australian Capital Territory rate.
Renting accounted for 17.5% in Isaacs, 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 Isaacs
Is Isaacs expensive?
The median house price is $1,390,000, while units and apartments sit at $863,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Isaacs good for families?
The Census counted 717 local families, and 14.5% 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 Isaacs?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,450,000, 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 Isaacs
55 streets in Isaacs
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adey Pl
- Adkinson Cl
- Alanson Pl
- Alexander Mackie Cct
- Bee Pl
- Boehm Cl
- Braim Pl
- Bridges Pl
- Broinowski Pl
- Bromby St
- Buntine Cr
- Byatt Pl
- Chapple Cl
- Coburn Pl
- Corrigan Pl
- Cramp Place
- Crook Pl
- Davitt Cl
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- Dettmann Cl
- Edney Pl
- Ellwood Cr
- Farr Pl
- Gladman Cl
- Gratton Pl
- Hansen Cct
- Hoy Pl
- Huffer Cl
- Hughson Pl
- Julia Flynn Ave
- Kaeppel Pl
- Kane Pl
- Kepert Pl
- Kilgour Pl
- Leeper Pl
- Maclagan St
- Muecke Pl
- Ngunawal Dr
- Reddall Cl
- Ringrose Cr
- Rooney Pl
- Rosson Pl
- Rowntree Cr
- Rule St
- Satchell Pl
- Seitz Pl
- Shepherdson Pl
- Story Pl
- Taber Pl
- Taplin Pl
- Treacy Pl
- Venables Pl
- Walton St
- Whinham Pl
- Whitty Cr
- William Wilkins Cr
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