Median price trend for houses
Based on 88 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,030,000
Down 2.6% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $870k
- 4 bed
- $1.14m
- 5+ bed
- $1.62m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Taylor
ACT 2913 · Unincorporated ACT
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,030,000
- Median unit
- $616,000
- Population
- 2,220
- Postcode
- 2913
latest suburb median
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Taylor, Australian Capital Territory
Property market insights for Taylor
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Taylor ACT
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 52 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 Taylor, ACT is currently $1,030,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Taylor has a 12-month growth rate of -2.6% for houses and -9.1% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $870,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,140,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,620,000 in Taylor.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Taylor 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 Taylor is $616,000, which has decreased 9.1% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $398,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $562,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $715,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $840,000 in Taylor. The median rent for units and apartments in Taylor is $600 per week and has increased 4.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Taylor safe?
The overall rate for Taylor is 688 offences per 100,000 residents — 86% 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 Taylor.
Overall crime rate
688
offences per 100,000 residents
86% belowAustralian Capital Territory
TaylorAustralian 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 Taylor?
Taylor ACT 2913 is in Australian Capital Territory, within Australian Capital Territory.
2,220 people call Taylor home, with an average of 3.4 people per household and a median household income of $2,655 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,220
- Median age
- 30 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,500 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $282 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineAustralian Capital Territory benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1529.0%Above
15–3433.8%Above
35–5429.1%Above
55–747.5%Below
75 and over0.9%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses82.4%Above
Townhouses16.0%Below
Apartments0.5%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright3.7%Below
Paying a mortgage71.1%Above
Renting25.2%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car2.9%Below
One car28.0%Below
Two cars49.7%Above
Three or more18.1%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home8.1%Below
Drove to work68.3%Above
Train, tram or bus3.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.5%Below
What stands out in Taylor
8.1% of workers in Taylor worked from home on Census day.
24.0% of Taylor residents were born in India, about twice the rate across Australian Capital Territory.
19.4% of people in Taylor described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Taylor
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Taylor ACT 2913.
Is Taylor family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
29.0% of Taylor's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well above the Australian Capital Territory average.
595 family households lived in Taylor; 61.5% were couple families and 12.4% were one-parent families.
64.5% 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 Taylor?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Taylor had 2,220 residents at the 2021 Census.
47.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
8.5% 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 Taylor?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 82.4% of occupied private dwellings in Taylor.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 16.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.5% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Taylor?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
3.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Australian Capital Territory rate.
71.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
25.2% 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 Taylor?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Taylor had 3.4 people.
One-person households made up 9.4% of occupied homes. That is about half the Australian Capital Territory rate.
Two-person households represented 21.1%, while 45.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Taylor?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
8.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Australian Capital Territory average.
68.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Australian Capital Territory average.
3.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Taylor?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
2.9% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Australian Capital Territory rate.
One-car households formed 28.0% of the total.
67.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Taylor, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
2.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 97.7% reported a different address.
53.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about twice the Australian Capital Territory rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Taylor?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
31.7% of residents used only English at home.
63.4% used a language other than English at home.
2.8% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.7% spoke Cantonese and 5.6% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Taylor residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
53.8% of Taylor's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 46.2% was born in Australia.
1.9% of residents were born in China.
24.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 76.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Taylor?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 13.3% of ancestry responses in Taylor.
Australian ancestry made up 16.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 5.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Taylor?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
25.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Australian Capital Territory average.
Managers accounted for 13.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.3% of workers, and education and training employed 6.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Taylor?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 75.5%, compared with 69.6% across Australian Capital Territory.
49.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.5%, compared with 3.8% across Australian Capital Territory.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Taylor show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
76.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
4.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
5.0% reported asthma, 3.0% arthritis and 3.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Taylor?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
34.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 24.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 14.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Taylor?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,655 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,500.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $282 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Taylor compare with Australian Capital Territory?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 8.1% in Taylor, compared with 10.9% across Australian Capital Territory.
Outright ownership was 3.7% locally and 27.3% across Australian Capital Territory. That is about half the Australian Capital Territory rate.
Renting accounted for 25.2% in Taylor, 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 Taylor
Is Taylor expensive?
The median house price is $1,030,000, while units and apartments sit at $616,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Taylor good for families?
The Census counted 595 local families, and 29.0% 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 Taylor?
Larger houses have a median around $1,620,000, 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 Taylor
110 streets in Taylor
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alison Burton
- Alistair Knox Tce
- Alldritt Lane
- Ambler
- Ancher St
- Anthoness St
- Arney Cl
- Baldwinson St
- Bayne St
- Bea Hutton Cl
- Bebarfalds Ln
- Berenice St
- Beryl Mann
- Birtwistle St
- Bischoff St
- Bloomfield Cr
- Bolot Cl
- Borland St
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- Briger St
- Buhrich St
- Butterworth St
- Chadwick St
- Chenoweth St
- Claridge St
- Cobden St
- Col James
- Corkery Crescent
- Crone Tce
- Cullis Hill Tce
- Devenish St
- Don Gazzard
- Dorney
- Edwin Oribin St
- Ellis Stones Tce
- Elsie Cornish
- Esplin St
- Everist Street
- Feilman St
- Frazer Simons
- Gargett St
- George Seddon Cr
- Gordon Ford
- Grassick St
- Greg Mcnamara Cr
- Grenfell Ave
- Gruzman
- Harry Seidler Cr
- Haskell
- Hilda Kirkhope Tce
- Holford St
- Holgar Cr
- Ina Higgins St
- Ingpen St
- Iwanoff St
- Janice Seto St
- Jelinek St
- Judith Macintosh Cr
- Karl Langer Cr
- Ken Herde Cr
- Kitty Henry
- Knitlock St
- Koch Street
- Langmead St
- Ledgar
- Lidbury St
- Margules Cr
- Marjorie Matthews St
- Mayes St
- Mccardell St
- Mccredie St
- Mcglashan St
- Mees St
- Mervyn Davis Cr
- Mollie Shaw Way
- Morath St
- Mottram St
- Nell Edeson St
- Nethercote St
- Olive Mellor Tce
- Pegg Wilks St
- Pejar Tce
- Perrott St
- Pholeros
- Proudfoot
- Pumpurs Cr
- Radburn St
- Richard Clough
- Robin Boyd Cr
- Romberg
- Rosette
- Ruzicka St
- Scorer St
- Shugg St
- Sievers
- Sodersten St
- Spooner St
- Summerhayes St
- Sunnyman St
- Sutherland Cr
- Thelander St
- Torzillo St
- Trevor Gibson Way
- Trewenack St
- Trundle St
- Ussher St
- Vahland St
- Whitman Cr
- Winsome St
- Woodward
- Yali St
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