Fyshwick, ACT
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Is Fyshwick a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Below the national middle on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 1 component we can score for Fyshwick from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Housing affordability
37/100Less affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $323 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 37% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Socio-economic advantageNot scored — this suburb has no ABS SEIFA score.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Fyshwick at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 52
- Median age
- 37
- Median weekly household income
- $1,374
- Local government area
- Unincorporated ACT
- Coordinates
- -35.3223, 149.1699
Map of Fyshwick
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Housing & property in Fyshwick
What it costs to live in Fyshwick and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $323
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $3,033
- per month
- Rented
- 100%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Fyshwick demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Fyshwick demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Fyshwick using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 49% and 23% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 0 | 0% |
| Youth (15–24) | 7 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 29 | 49% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 20 | 34% |
| Seniors (65+) | 3 | 5% |
Share of the 59 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 0 | 0% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 0 | 0% |
| Rented | 11 | 100% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 10 | 71% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 14 occupied private dwellings in Fyshwick.
- Average household size
- 1.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,249
- Median weekly personal income
- $599
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 11 (23%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 11 (22%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 4 (8%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 28 (53%)
- Labour-force participation
- 47.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 16%
- Employed full-time
- 14
- Employed part-time
- 6
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Fyshwick
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Fyshwick is January (average daytime high around 27°C) and the coolest is July (around 10.1°C). The area receives roughly 742 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°C | 14.5°C | 71 mm |
| Feb | 25.4°C | 13.6°C | 50 mm |
| Mar | 22.5°C | 12.2°C | 67 mm |
| Apr | 18.6°C | 8.7°C | 54 mm |
| May | 13.8°C | 4.4°C | 42 mm |
| Jun | 10.8°C | 2.7°C | 61 mm |
| Jul | 10.1°C | 1.7°C | 37 mm |
| Aug | 11.3°C | 1.9°C | 69 mm |
| Sep | 15°C | 4.3°C | 57 mm |
| Oct | 18.9°C | 7.4°C | 75 mm |
| Nov | 21.7°C | 9.8°C | 85 mm |
| Dec | 24.8°C | 12.4°C | 74 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Fyshwick
Is Fyshwick a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On housing affordability, Fyshwick rates 37/100 overall (Below the national middle on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Fyshwick?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Fyshwick was $323, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $3,033. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Fyshwick?
Fyshwick is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, Australia, in the Unincorporated ACT local government area.
What is the population of Fyshwick?
At the 2021 Census, Fyshwick had a population of about 52.
What is the weather like in Fyshwick?
Fyshwick has average daytime highs of about 18.3°C and overnight lows of about 7.8°C, with roughly 742 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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