Median price trend for houses
Based on 99 sales in the preceding 12 months
$920,000
Up 5.6% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $837k
- 4 bed
- $965k
- 5+ bed
- $1.25m
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The quick read on
Wanniassa
ACT 2903 · Unincorporated ACT
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $920,000
- Median unit
- $555,000
- Population
- 7,885
- Postcode
- 2903
latest suburb median
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Wanniassa, Australian Capital Territory
Property market insights for Wanniassa
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Wanniassa ACT
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 55 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$675 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Wanniassa, ACT is currently $920,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Wanniassa has a 12-month growth rate of 5.6% for houses and -0.9% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $837,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $965,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,250,000 in Wanniassa.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Wanniassa is $675 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Wanniassa is $555,000, which has decreased 0.9% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $460,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $742,000 in Wanniassa. The median rent for units and apartments in Wanniassa is $575 per week and has increased 9.5% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Wanniassa safe?
The overall rate for Wanniassa is 3,751 offences per 100,000 residents — 24% 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 Wanniassa.
Overall crime rate
3,751
offences per 100,000 residents
24% belowAustralian Capital Territory
WanniassaAustralian 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 Wanniassa?
Wanniassa ACT 2903 is in Australian Capital Territory, within Australian Capital Territory.
7,885 people call Wanniassa home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $2,295 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 7,885
- Median age
- 39 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,100 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $400 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineAustralian Capital Territory benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.8%Above
15–3423.3%Below
35–5426.8%Below
55–7424.5%Above
75 and over5.7%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses89.8%Above
Townhouses9.5%Below
Apartments0.8%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright36.6%Above
Paying a mortgage42.1%Above
Renting21.3%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car4.2%Below
One car31.7%Below
Two cars43.1%Above
Three or more20.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home10.4%Below
Drove to work63.6%Above
Train, tram or bus4.0%Below
Walked or cycled2.0%Below
What stands out in Wanniassa
10.4% of workers in Wanniassa worked from home on Census day.
3.2% of Wanniassa residents were born in India.
42.3% of people in Wanniassa described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Wanniassa
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Wanniassa ACT 2903.
Is Wanniassa family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.8% of Wanniassa's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
2,237 family households lived in Wanniassa; 44.6% were couple families and 15.1% were one-parent families.
39.0% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Wanniassa?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Wanniassa had 7,885 residents at the 2021 Census.
27.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
30.2% were 55 or older. That is well above the Australian Capital Territory average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Wanniassa?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 89.8% of occupied private dwellings in Wanniassa.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 9.5% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.8% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Wanniassa?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
36.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Australian Capital Territory average.
42.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
21.3% 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 Wanniassa?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Wanniassa had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 22.5% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Australian Capital Territory average.
Two-person households represented 33.7%, while 27.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Wanniassa?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
10.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
63.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Australian Capital Territory average.
4.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Wanniassa?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
4.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
One-car households formed 31.7% of the total.
63.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Wanniassa, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
68.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 31.9% reported a different address.
22.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Australian Capital Territory average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Wanniassa?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
80.2% of residents used only English at home.
16.6% used a language other than English at home.
1.1% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.3% spoke Cantonese and 0.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Wanniassa residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
22.3% of Wanniassa's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 77.7% was born in Australia.
0.7% of residents were born in China.
3.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Wanniassa?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 35.0% of ancestry responses in Wanniassa.
Australian ancestry made up 36.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 2.6% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Wanniassa?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
29.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
Managers accounted for 15.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 16.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.2% of workers, and education and training employed 9.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Wanniassa?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 64.9%, compared with 69.6% across Australian Capital Territory.
39.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.1%, compared with 3.8% across Australian Capital Territory.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Wanniassa show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
56.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.6% reported asthma, 10.0% arthritis and 5.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Wanniassa?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
32.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 13.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 25.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Wanniassa?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,295 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,100.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $400 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Wanniassa compare with Australian Capital Territory?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 10.4% in Wanniassa, compared with 10.9% across Australian Capital Territory.
Outright ownership was 36.6% locally and 27.3% across Australian Capital Territory. That is well above the Australian Capital Territory average.
Renting accounted for 21.3% in Wanniassa, 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 Wanniassa
Is Wanniassa expensive?
The median house price is $920,000, while units and apartments sit at $555,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Wanniassa good for families?
The Census counted 2,237 local families, and 19.8% 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 Wanniassa?
Larger houses have a median around $1,250,000, 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 Wanniassa
144 streets in Wanniassa
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adamson Cr
- Amsinck St
- Angliss Pl
- Annand Pl
- Ashley Dr
- Bailes Ct
- Balfour Cr
- Barr Pl
- Beaver Pl
- Billson Pl
- Bindon Pl
- Bolton Pl
- Bosisto Pl
- Brodribb St
- Bromell Cct
- Bromley St
- Brooke Pl
- Brunton St
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- Byrne St
- Carr Cr
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- Cope Pl
- Cremean Cl
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- Cumming Pl
- Curtain Pl
- Cuthbert Cct
- Degraves Cr
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- Dow St
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- Greeves St
- Guthridge Cr
- Halfrey Cct
- Hanna St
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- Highett St
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- Holden Cr
- Houston Street
- Humffray St
- Hyland Place
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- Ireland Pl
- Jenner Ct
- Keys Cr
- Kirkton St
- Langdon Avenue
- Langridge St
- Lansell Cct
- Laurens St
- Lazarus Pl
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- Levi Pl
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- Lock Pl
- Longmore Cr
- Lorimer Pl
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- Maloney St
- Maltby Cct
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- Mcwhae Cct
- Meares Pl
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- Methven Pl
- Michie St
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- Moule Pl
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- Styles Pl
- Sullivan Cr
- Sumner Pl
- Thornley Pl
- Toohey Pl
- Turnbull Pl
- Tytherleigh St
- Vale Pl
- Watkins St
- Wheeler Cr
- Whiteman St
- Wilkie Place
- Witt Pl
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