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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Fyshwick is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Canberra, Australia, with a population of approximately 52, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 6 km from the Canberra CBD, Fyshwick is a middle ring area in Australian Capital Territory. The median household income is $71,448 per year.
Fyshwick's income profile suggests a value-oriented market with competitive purchase prices. The short commute to the city centre is a key demand driver.
Official Australia Post postcode for Fyshwick. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Fyshwick on My School →Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Fyshwick is a smaller community of 52 — about 1% of the Australian Capital Territory suburb median (3,808) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Fyshwick's median household income of $71,448/year is 42% below the Australian Capital Territory suburb median ($123,916) — this is an affordability play where returns lean on yield and patient capital growth rather than demographic premium. Weekly rent of $323 covers just 46% of the median $3,033/month mortgage repayment, leaving a $1,633/month gap — investors should only pursue this suburb with a clear capital-growth thesis and sufficient external income to fund the shortfall. At 6 km from the Canberra CBD, Fyshwick sits inside the high-demand inner ring — properties here compete directly with the city's employment, transport and amenity networks. Separate houses make up 91% of dwellings — 20 percentage points above the Australian Capital Territory median of 71% — pointing to a family-oriented, land-rich market where value is concentrated in the underlying block.
How Fyshwick stacks up against the median of all Australian Capital Territory suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Fyshwick sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Fyshwick | ACT median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 52 | 3,808 | -99% |
| Median household income | $71,448/yr | $123,916/yr | -42% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $323 | $450 | -28% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $3,033 | $2,144 | +41% |
| Distance to CBD | 6 km | 10 km | -40% |
| Separate houses | 91% | 71% | +20pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Fyshwick — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 52 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Australian Capital Territory market over full cycles.
Weak cash flow: $323/week rent covers only 46% of the $3,033/month median mortgage — a $1,633/month gap that must be funded from other income. This suburb is a capital-growth play, not a yield play.
With 91% houses in a 52-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Fyshwick are modest for 2026 — incomes 42% below the ACT median of $123,916 and a population of 52 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~46% of the typical mortgage ($1,400/month rent vs $3,033/month repayment), meaning investors will rely on capital growth rather than yield. The EquitySight investment score of 50/100 places Fyshwick in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Fyshwick scores 50/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 52, median household income of $71,448/year and median weekly rent of $323. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Fyshwick are proximity to Canberra (6 km), a median household income of $71,448/year, a dwelling mix that is 91% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Fyshwick has a usual resident population of approximately 52, compared with a Australian Capital Territory suburb median of 3,808 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Fyshwick sits 6 km straight-line from the Canberra CBD. This is inner-ring territory — pricing competes directly with established Canberra employment nodes.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $323 in Fyshwick, equating to approximately $16,796/year in gross rental income (state median $450/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Fyshwick is $3,033, or approximately $36,396/year (vs $2,144/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $323 works out to $1,400/month, covering 46% of the median mortgage repayment of $3,033/month. That leaves a $1,633/month shortfall (around $19,596/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (52 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $3,033 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($71,448 vs $123,916 state median), the broader Australian Capital Territory market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.