Throsby, ACT

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

99/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs

Throsby is more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1144, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Throsby at a glance

Population (2021): 2,405
Median age: 31
Median weekly household income: $3,181
SEIFA score: 1144
Coordinates: -35.1906, 149.1642

Throsby demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Throsby 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 46%, 22% of homes are rented, and 51% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	714	30%
Youth (15–24)	196	8%
Young adults (25–44)	1,096	46%
Mid-life (45–64)	327	14%
Seniors (65+)	72	3%

Share of the 2,405 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	53	7%
Owned with a mortgage	495	68%
Rented	164	22%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	640	90%
Townhouses & semis	68	10%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 713 occupied private dwellings in Throsby.

Median weekly rent: $375
Median monthly mortgage: $2,710
Average household size: 3.3 people
Median weekly family income: $3,160
Median weekly personal income: $1,342

Community and culture

Born overseas: 1,202 (51%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 1,428 (61%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 24 (1%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 1,353 (83%)
Labour-force participation: 81.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%
Employed full-time: 927
Employed part-time: 317

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 Throsby

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Throsby 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).

Common questions about Throsby

Where is Throsby?

Throsby is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

What is the population of Throsby?

At the 2021 Census, Throsby had a population of about 2,405.

Is Throsby an advantaged area?

Throsby has an ABS SEIFA score of 1144, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 99 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Throsby?

Throsby 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).

Does Throsby have high household incomes?

Throsby has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Australian Capital Territory — the 8th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($3,181 per week).

Where Throsby ranks

Throsby appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.