Median price trend for houses
Based on 45 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,120,000
Up 3.7% over 12 months
- 1 bed
- $462k
- 2 bed
- $660k
- 3 bed
- $1.1m
- 4 bed
- $1.57m
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The quick read on
Lyneham
ACT 2602 · Unincorporated ACT
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,120,000
- Median unit
- $545,000
- Population
- 5,703
- Postcode
- 2602
latest suburb median
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Lyneham, Australian Capital Territory
Property market insights for Lyneham
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Lyneham ACT
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 53 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$688 per week
Up 1.9% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Lyneham, ACT is currently $1,120,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Lyneham has a 12-month growth rate of 3.7% for houses and 6.9% for units.
One-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $462,000, Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $660,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,100,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,570,000 in Lyneham.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Lyneham is $688 per week. The median house rent has increased 1.9% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Lyneham is $545,000, which has increased 6.9% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $405,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $555,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $970,000 in Lyneham. The median rent for units and apartments in Lyneham is $550 per week and has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Lyneham safe?
The overall rate for Lyneham is 6,805 offences per 100,000 residents — 38% above 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 Lyneham.
Overall crime rate
6,805
offences per 100,000 residents
38% aboveAustralian Capital Territory
LynehamAustralian 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 Lyneham?
Lyneham ACT 2602 is in Australian Capital Territory, within Australian Capital Territory.
5,703 people call Lyneham home, with an average of 2.1 people per household and a median household income of $2,084 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 5,703
- Median age
- 35 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,800 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $425 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineAustralian Capital Territory benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1511.4%Below
15–3437.7%Above
35–5425.2%Below
55–7416.9%Below
75 and over8.7%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses26.9%Below
Townhouses36.0%Above
Apartments36.7%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright23.7%Below
Paying a mortgage26.6%Below
Renting49.7%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car11.4%Above
One car52.1%Above
Two cars27.4%Below
Three or more9.1%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home11.1%In line
Drove to work47.1%Below
Train, tram or bus9.3%Above
Walked or cycled11.8%Above
What stands out in Lyneham
11.1% of workers in Lyneham worked from home on Census day.
3.6% of Lyneham residents were born in England.
51.6% of people in Lyneham described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Lyneham
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Lyneham ACT 2602.
Is Lyneham family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
11.4% of Lyneham's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well below the Australian Capital Territory average.
1,347 family households lived in Lyneham; 31.8% were couple families and 13.6% were one-parent families.
30.8% 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 Lyneham?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Lyneham had 5,703 residents at the 2021 Census.
38.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
25.6% were 55 or older. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Lyneham?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 26.9% of occupied private dwellings in Lyneham.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 36.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 36.7% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Lyneham?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
23.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Australian Capital Territory average.
26.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
49.7% 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 Lyneham?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Lyneham had 2.1 people.
One-person households made up 37.8% of occupied homes. That is well above the Australian Capital Territory average.
Two-person households represented 35.2%, while 13.6% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Lyneham?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
11.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is almost exactly typical for Australian Capital Territory.
47.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Australian Capital Territory average.
9.3% used only a train, tram or bus, while 11.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Lyneham?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
11.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Australian Capital Territory rate.
One-car households formed 52.1% of the total.
36.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Lyneham, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
40.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 59.6% reported a different address.
32.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat above the Australian Capital Territory average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Lyneham?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
67.6% of residents used only English at home.
26.4% used a language other than English at home.
3.9% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.0% spoke Cantonese and 1.1% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Lyneham residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
32.8% of Lyneham's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 67.2% was born in Australia.
3.4% of residents were born in China.
2.8% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 81.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Lyneham?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 31.9% of ancestry responses in Lyneham.
Australian ancestry made up 26.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 7.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Lyneham?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
37.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Australian Capital Territory average.
Managers accounted for 18.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.2%.
Health care and social assistance employed 8.9% of workers, and education and training employed 12.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Lyneham?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 68.9%, compared with 69.6% across Australian Capital Territory.
43.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.7%, compared with 3.8% across Australian Capital Territory.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Lyneham show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
58.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
13.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.2% reported asthma, 8.2% arthritis and 3.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Lyneham?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
37.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Australian Capital Territory average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 26.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 8.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 10.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Lyneham?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,084 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,800.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $425 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Lyneham compare with Australian Capital Territory?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 11.1% in Lyneham, compared with 10.9% across Australian Capital Territory.
Outright ownership was 23.7% locally and 27.3% across Australian Capital Territory. That is somewhat below the Australian Capital Territory average.
Renting accounted for 49.7% in Lyneham, 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 Lyneham
Is Lyneham expensive?
The median house price is $1,120,000, while units and apartments sit at $545,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Lyneham good for families?
The Census counted 1,347 local families, and 11.4% 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 Lyneham?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,570,000, 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 Lyneham
58 streets in Lyneham
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Archibald St
- Ashton St
- Baines Pl
- Balson Pl
- Barton Hwy
- Blackbutt St
- Boyd St
- Brigalow St
- Claxton Cr
- Colville St
- Cossington Smith Cr
- De Burgh Street
- Dorrit Black Cr
- Dryandra St
- Duterrau Cr
- Dyson St
- Earle St
- Edwell Pl
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- Ellenborough St
- Fairweather Cct
- Federal Hwy
- Fernyhough Cr
- Flemington Rd
- Fox Pl
- Frater Cr
- Fred Williams Cr
- Fristrom Cr
- Garling St
- Gill St
- Glover St
- Goodchild St
- Goodwin Pl
- Goodwin St
- Hall St
- Lambert St
- Lewers Cl
- Lewin St
- Longstaff St
- Lovett Cl
- Mackennal St
- Mcclintock St
- Medworth Cr
- Montford Cr
- Mouat St
- Murdoch St
- Northbourne Ave
- Oliver St
- Owen Cr
- Piguenit Cl
- Randwick Rd
- Rehfisch Cl
- Riggall Pl
- Salkauskas Cr
- Thake Pl
- Thurbon Rd
- Von Guerard Cr
- Wattle Pl
- Wattle Street
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