Median price trend for houses
Based on 4 sales in the preceding 12 months
Up 7.6% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $720k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Phillip
ACT 2606 · Unincorporated ACT
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median unit
- $533,000
- Population
- 5,197
- Postcode
- 2606
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Phillip, Australian Capital Territory
Property market insights for Phillip
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Phillip ACT
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 10 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
Down 2.4% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
Phillip has a 12-month growth rate of 7.6% for houses and -2.8% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $720,000 in Phillip.
The median house rent has decreased 2.4% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Phillip is $533,000, which has decreased 2.8% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $400,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $610,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $785,000 in Phillip. The median rent for units and apartments in Phillip is $575 per week and has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Phillip safe?
The overall rate for Phillip is 9,458 offences per 100,000 residents — 92% 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 Phillip.
Overall crime rate
9,458
offences per 100,000 residents
92% aboveAustralian Capital Territory
PhillipAustralian 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 Phillip?
Phillip ACT 2606 is in Australian Capital Territory, within Australian Capital Territory.
5,197 people call Phillip home, with an average of 1.9 people per household and a median household income of $2,075 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 5,197
- Median age
- 32 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,608 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $440 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineAustralian Capital Territory benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1511.2%Below
15–3447.1%Above
35–5426.7%Below
55–7411.9%Below
75 and over3.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses0.1%Below
Townhouses32.8%Above
Apartments67.1%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright14.2%Below
Paying a mortgage35.5%Below
Renting50.3%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car9.8%Above
One car62.1%Above
Two cars24.3%Below
Three or more3.5%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home8.8%Below
Drove to work49.4%Below
Train, tram or bus9.9%Above
Walked or cycled14.0%Above
What stands out in Phillip
8.8% of workers in Phillip worked from home on Census day.
8.0% of Phillip residents were born in India, about twice the rate across Australian Capital Territory.
39.5% of people in Phillip described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Phillip
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Phillip ACT 2606.
Is Phillip family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
11.2% of Phillip's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well below the Australian Capital Territory average.
1,326 family households lived in Phillip; 29.2% were couple families and 12.2% were one-parent families.
32.7% 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 Phillip?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Phillip had 5,197 residents at the 2021 Census.
53.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
14.9% were 55 or older. That is well below the Australian Capital Territory average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Phillip?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 0.1% of occupied private dwellings in Phillip.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 32.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 67.1% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Phillip?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
14.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Australian Capital Territory rate.
35.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
50.3% 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 Phillip?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Phillip had 1.9 people.
One-person households made up 44.3% of occupied homes. That is well above the Australian Capital Territory average.
Two-person households represented 34.3%, while 9.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Phillip?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
8.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
49.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Australian Capital Territory average.
9.9% used only a train, tram or bus, while 14.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Phillip?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
9.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Australian Capital Territory average.
One-car households formed 62.1% of the total.
27.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Phillip, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
19.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 80.8% reported a different address.
43.8% 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 Phillip?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
55.4% of residents used only English at home.
39.5% used a language other than English at home.
3.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.6% spoke Cantonese and 1.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Phillip residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
43.8% of Phillip's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 56.2% was born in Australia.
2.6% of residents were born in China.
8.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 71.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Phillip?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 25.2% of ancestry responses in Phillip.
Australian ancestry made up 20.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 7.1% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Phillip?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
38.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Australian Capital Territory average.
Managers accounted for 13.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 23.5% of workers, and education and training employed 5.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Phillip?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 79.5%, compared with 69.6% across Australian Capital Territory.
56.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.3%, compared with 3.8% across Australian Capital Territory.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Phillip show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
66.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.0% reported asthma, 4.7% arthritis and 3.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Phillip?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
40.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Australian Capital Territory average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 22.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 10.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 12.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Phillip?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,075 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,608.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $440 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Phillip compare with Australian Capital Territory?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 8.8% in Phillip, compared with 10.9% across Australian Capital Territory.
Outright ownership was 14.2% locally and 27.3% across Australian Capital Territory. That is about half the Australian Capital Territory rate.
Renting accounted for 50.3% in Phillip, 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 Phillip
Is Phillip expensive?
There is not yet enough consistent market data for a dependable house median. The nearby suburb links make it easier to compare the wider market while local observations build.
Is Phillip good for families?
The Census counted 1,326 local families, and 11.2% 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 Phillip?
2-bedroom houses have a median around $720,000, 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 Phillip
66 streets in Phillip
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Ainsworth St
- Albermarle Pl
- Alsop Cl
- Altree Ct
- Antis St
- Atlantic St
- Avalon Ct
- Barnet Cl
- Bellona Ct
- Bootle Pl
- Botany St
- Bowes Pl
- Bowes Street
- Bradley St
- Brewer Street
- Butters Dr
- Byron Ct
- Callam St
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- Cammeray Ct
- Cavanough St
- Chaseling St
- Colbee Ct
- Corinna St
- Divine Ct
- Dover Ct
- Dundas Ct
- Easty St
- English Ct
- Furzer Street
- Garth Close
- Grenville Ct
- Hallen Cl
- Hindmarsh Dr
- Horbury Street
- Irving St
- Jessup Pl
- Jewell Cl
- Justinian St
- Keltie St
- Kemp Cl
- Launceston Street
- Mansfield Pl
- Matilda St
- Mcminn Cl
- Melrose Drive
- Menkens Ct
- Mower Pl
- Neptune St
- Oldham Ct
- Parramatta St
- Port Jackson Cct
- Prospect Ct
- Rickerby St
- Rowe Pl
- Salamander Ct
- Shea St
- Spoering St
- Sulman Pl
- Surprize Pl
- Tank St
- Terry Cl
- The Verge
- Townshend St
- Wilbow Street
- Worgan St
- Yamba Dr
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