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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Pialligo is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Canberra, Australia, with a population of approximately 138, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 7 km from the Canberra CBD, Pialligo is a middle ring area in Australian Capital Territory. The median household income is $175,448 per year.
Above-average earnings in Pialligo support sustained property values. Its proximity to the CBD adds a strong location premium.
Official Australia Post postcode for Pialligo. 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 Pialligo 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.
Pialligo is a smaller community of 138 — about 4% of the Australian Capital Territory suburb median (3,808) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Median household income of $175,448/year runs 42% above the Australian Capital Territory suburb median of $123,916, indicating strong purchasing power and the type of demographic profile that tends to sustain premium property prices through market cycles. Weekly rent of $320 covers just 46% of the median $3,033/month mortgage repayment, leaving a $1,646/month gap — investors should only pursue this suburb with a clear capital-growth thesis and sufficient external income to fund the shortfall. At 7 km from the Canberra CBD, Pialligo sits inside the high-demand inner ring — properties here compete directly with the city's employment, transport and amenity networks.
How Pialligo stacks up against the median of all Australian Capital Territory suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Pialligo sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Pialligo | ACT median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 138 | 3,808 | -96% |
| Median household income | $175,448/yr | $123,916/yr | +42% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $320 | $450 | -29% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $3,033 | $2,144 | +41% |
| Distance to CBD | 7 km | 10 km | -30% |
| Separate houses | 84% | 71% | +13pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Pialligo — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Strong buy-and-hold fundamentals: household incomes run 42% above the Australian Capital Territory suburb median ($175,448 vs $123,916), and the 7 km CBD distance keeps this suburb in the primary demand zone. In Australian Capital Territory, suburbs with this profile have historically clustered in the upper tercile of 10-year capital growth.
Weak cash flow: $320/week rent covers only 46% of the $3,033/month median mortgage — a $1,646/month gap that must be funded from other income. This suburb is a capital-growth play, not a yield play.
With 84% houses in a 138-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 →Pialligo enters 2026 with a demographic tailwind — household incomes 42% above the Australian Capital Territory suburb median of $123,916 and a population of 138 give it the depth and purchasing power to outperform the wider ACT market over the next 12–18 months. Rental coverage runs at ~46% of the typical mortgage ($1,387/month rent vs $3,033/month repayment), meaning investors will rely on capital growth rather than yield. The EquitySight investment score of 71/100 places Pialligo in the upper-middle tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is constructive heading into the second half of 2026.
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Pialligo scores 71/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 138, median household income of $175,448/year and median weekly rent of $320. 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 Pialligo are proximity to Canberra (7 km), an above-state-median household income of $175,448/year, a dwelling mix that is 84% 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.
Pialligo has a usual resident population of approximately 138, 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.
Pialligo sits 7 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 $320 in Pialligo, equating to approximately $16,640/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 Pialligo 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 $320 works out to $1,387/month, covering 46% of the median mortgage repayment of $3,033/month. That leaves a $1,646/month shortfall (around $19,752/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 (138 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $3,033 median mortgage, 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.