Median price trend for houses
Based on 59 sales in the preceding 12 months
$2,060,000
Down 3.3% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.77m
- 4 bed
- $2.3m
- 5+ bed
- $2.85m
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The quick read on
Yarralumla
ACT 2600 · Unincorporated ACT
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $2,060,000
- Median unit
- $1,070,000
- Population
- 3,120
- Postcode
- 2600
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ABS 2021
Yarralumla, Australian Capital Territory
Property market insights for Yarralumla
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Yarralumla ACT
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 39 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$1,000 per week
Down 9.1% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Yarralumla, ACT is currently $2,060,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Yarralumla has a 12-month growth rate of -3.3% for houses and 17.9% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,770,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,300,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,850,000 in Yarralumla.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Yarralumla is $1,000 per week. The median house rent has decreased 9.1% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Yarralumla is $1,070,000, which has increased 17.9% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $487,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,000,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,640,000 in Yarralumla. The median rent for units and apartments in Yarralumla is $825 per week and has increased 32.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Yarralumla safe?
The overall rate for Yarralumla is 4,047 offences per 100,000 residents — 18% 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 Yarralumla.
Overall crime rate
4,047
offences per 100,000 residents
18% belowAustralian Capital Territory
YarralumlaAustralian 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 Yarralumla?
Yarralumla ACT 2600 is in Australian Capital Territory, within Australian Capital Territory.
3,120 people call Yarralumla home, with an average of 2.4 people per household and a median household income of $3,327 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,120
- Median age
- 50 years
- Median mortgage
- $3,425 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $547 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineAustralian Capital Territory benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.3%Below
15–3417.1%Below
35–5424.4%Below
55–7431.8%Above
75 and over11.3%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses65.2%Above
Townhouses27.4%Above
Apartments7.5%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright49.1%Above
Paying a mortgage27.3%Below
Renting23.6%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.7%Below
One car37.4%Below
Two cars43.6%Above
Three or more15.1%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home17.3%Above
Drove to work58.1%Below
Train, tram or bus2.6%Below
Walked or cycled5.5%Below
What stands out in Yarralumla
17.3% of workers in Yarralumla worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Australian Capital Territory.
5.1% of Yarralumla residents were born in England.
42.5% of people in Yarralumla described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Yarralumla
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Yarralumla ACT 2600.
Is Yarralumla family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.3% of Yarralumla's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Australian Capital Territory average.
902 family households lived in Yarralumla; 40.6% were couple families and 8.5% were one-parent families.
29.7% 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 Yarralumla?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Yarralumla had 3,120 residents at the 2021 Census.
17.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
43.1% 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 Yarralumla?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 65.2% of occupied private dwellings in Yarralumla.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 27.4% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 7.5% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Yarralumla?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
49.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Australian Capital Territory average.
27.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
23.6% 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 Yarralumla?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Yarralumla had 2.4 people.
One-person households made up 26.6% of occupied homes. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
Two-person households represented 38.4%, while 22.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Yarralumla?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
17.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Australian Capital Territory average.
58.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
2.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 5.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Yarralumla?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Australian Capital Territory average.
One-car households formed 37.4% of the total.
58.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Yarralumla, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
56.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 43.3% reported a different address.
28.4% of residents were born outside Australia. That is almost exactly typical for Australian Capital Territory.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Yarralumla?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
79.3% of residents used only English at home.
17.0% used a language other than English at home.
2.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.4% spoke Cantonese and 1.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Yarralumla residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
28.4% of Yarralumla's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 71.6% was born in Australia.
1.7% of residents were born in China.
2.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Yarralumla?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 36.5% of ancestry responses in Yarralumla.
Australian ancestry made up 29.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 4.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Yarralumla?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
40.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Australian Capital Territory average.
Managers accounted for 24.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.4% of workers, and education and training employed 7.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Yarralumla?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 58.0%, compared with 69.6% across Australian Capital Territory.
35.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.1%, compared with 3.8% across Australian Capital Territory.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Yarralumla show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.3% reported asthma, 9.8% arthritis and 3.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Yarralumla?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
39.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Australian Capital Territory average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 27.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 7.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Yarralumla?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $3,327 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $3,425.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $547 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Yarralumla compare with Australian Capital Territory?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 17.3% in Yarralumla, compared with 10.9% across Australian Capital Territory.
Outright ownership was 49.1% locally and 27.3% across Australian Capital Territory. That is well above the Australian Capital Territory average.
Renting accounted for 23.6% in Yarralumla, 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 Yarralumla
Is Yarralumla expensive?
The median house price is $2,060,000, while units and apartments sit at $1,070,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Yarralumla good for families?
The Census counted 902 local families, and 15.3% 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 Yarralumla?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,770,000, 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 Yarralumla
68 streets in Yarralumla
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Abbott St
- Alexandrina Dr
- Arkana St
- Bailey Pl
- Banks St
- Bentham St
- Bidwill Cl
- Black St
- Blakely
- Broome Cr
- Brown St
- Cambage St
- Clarke St
- Commonwealth Ave
- Coronation Dr
- Darwin Ave
- Deane St
- Denman St
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- Drummond
- Elm Ave
- Empire Cct
- Ewart St
- Fitzgerald St
- Forster Cr
- Francis St
- Fraser Pl
- Guilfoyle St
- Gunn St
- Hamilton
- Hampton Cct
- Hill
- Hooker St
- Hopetoun Cct
- Hunter St
- Hutchins St
- Hutt St
- Irwin St
- Kintore Cr
- Lane-Poole Pl
- Loch St
- Loftus St
- Macdonnell St
- Macgillivray St
- Maiden St
- Mariner Pl
- Maxwell St
- Moonah Pl
- Mueller St
- Musgrave St
- Newman St
- Novar St
- Perth Ave
- Pescott Ln
- Rhodes Pl
- Robert Boden Gr
- Rodway St
- Schlich St
- Schomburgk St
- Solander Pl
- State
- Strahan
- Turner Pl
- Turrana St
- Weld St
- Weston Park Rd
- Weston St
- Wilf Crane Cr
- Woolls St
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