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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Hume is a regional centre in Australian Capital Territory, Australia, with a population of approximately 395, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 12 km from the Canberra CBD, Hume is a regional area in Australian Capital Territory. The median household income is $61,724 per year.
Hume'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 Hume. 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 Hume 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.
Hume is a smaller community of 395 — about 10% of the Australian Capital Territory suburb median (3,808) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Hume's median household income of $61,724/year is 50% 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. The median weekly rent of $110 translates to approximately $5,720/year in gross rental income, setting the upper bound on yield before vacancy, rates, insurance and maintenance. 12 km from Canberra places Hume in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs.
How Hume stacks up against the median of all Australian Capital Territory suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Hume sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Hume | ACT median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 395 | 3,808 | -90% |
| Median household income | $61,724/yr | $123,916/yr | -50% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $110 | $450 | -76% |
| Distance to CBD | 12 km | 10 km | +20% |
Pre-inspection briefing for Hume — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 395 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Australian Capital Territory market over full cycles.
Gross rent of $110/week (~$5,720/year) sets the yield ceiling. Cross-check against your purchase price to confirm whether this suburb hits the 4–5% gross yield most Australian investors target.
With a population of 395, the resale market in Hume may not reliably reward cosmetic renovations — a longer hold is typically a better strategy at this scale, letting land-value appreciation do the work instead.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Hume are modest for 2026 — incomes 50% below the ACT median of $123,916 and a population of 395 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rents sit around $110/week, setting the baseline gross rental income at roughly $5,720/year — refine this against current listings before running your numbers. The EquitySight investment score of 39/100 places Hume in the lower tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.
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Hume scores 39/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 395, median household income of $61,724/year and median weekly rent of $110. 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 Hume are proximity to Canberra (12 km), a median household income of $61,724/year, 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.
Hume has a usual resident population of approximately 395, 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.
Hume sits 12 km straight-line from the Canberra CBD. This is comfortable commuter territory, with reasonable rail and road access to the city.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $110 in Hume, equating to approximately $5,720/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.
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Hume. Use our loan serviceability calculator to estimate a realistic monthly repayment for your target purchase price and deposit.
Census data was not complete enough in Hume to compute a clean rent-to-mortgage coverage. Use current listings to benchmark weekly rent, then plug your expected purchase price into our rental yield calculator to see whether the investment runs cash-flow positive or negative.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (395 residents), interest-rate sensitivity, below-median household incomes ($61,724 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.