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Suburb profile ·Unincorporated ACT LGA · ACT ·2609

Pialligo ACT 2609

Pialligo is in Unincorporated ACT LGA, ACT, postcode 2609, with population 138.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$320/wk
Market rent signal
D7 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
484,630
485K via Unincorporated ACT LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
312
19 added 12mo · 11MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$3,033
Median rent · wk$320
Investor profile

Who invests in Pialligo

Owner-occupied 64%Rented 36%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.5%
25 of 74 landlords
Avg rental loss$17,258/yr
Landlords (rental income)74
Reported capital gains36
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

55% of homes here are owner-occupied and 32% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 55% owner-occupier / 32% renter mix.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

9%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $3,033/mo, while renters pay about $1,387/mo — owning runs $1,646/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$175K
Median rent · wk
$320
Owner mortgage · mo
$3,033

Household income

$175K household · yr+41.6% vs ACT suburb median
Personal
$71K
Family
$171K
Household
$175K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
0
$650-999
0
$1,000-1,499
7
$1,500-1,999
3
$2,000-2,999
11
$3,000-3,999
4
$4,000+
12

At the median asking rent, about 5% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,067/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (38 households)
Owned outright
24%
Owned with mortgage
32%
Rented
32%
Dwelling structure6.8% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
97%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 56% drive, 0% public transport, 12% walk or cycle, 25% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime 2024-25
17
12,319 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k12,319
Total incidents17· 2024-25
  • Assault16%
  • Break And Enter212%
  • Malicious Damage318%
  • Theft1165%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

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Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Population outlook

287 people · 2022287 by 2032 (+0.0%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Majura SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Pialligo ACT — Property Data and Demographics

Pialligo is a small, quiet locality in Australian Capital Territory within the Unincorporated ACT local government area (postcode 2609). The area has roughly 138 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $175K per year, with an average household size of 3.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.3% year-on-year at the LGA level. ACT employment has moved +1.7% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. ACT also had 5 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 4 underway, and 6 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $320 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $3,033.

Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Unincorporated ACT LGA is higher than average at 12,319 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.3%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentACT
Mortgage · mth$3,033
Rent · wk(Census)$320
Population growth · Unincorporated ACT LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)484,630
5-year growth+1.7% CAGR
YoY change+1.3%
20012025
Development · Unincorporated ACT LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)3,645
Houses 20%Units 80%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Unincorporated ACT LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.8%
YoY change+0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2609ATO
Negatively geared4.5%
25 of filers
Avg rental loss$17,258/yr
Landlords (rental income)74
Reported capital gains36
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population138
Median age47
Household size3.2
HH income · wk$3,374
Personal income · wk$1,366
Persons / bedroom1
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$2,687 → $3,374
Change+25.6%
vs ACT median+8.6 pp
Median rent-0.6%
gentrifyingvs ACT 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining5
TransportGTFS
Bus stops2
Hospitals · Unincorporated ACT LGAAIHW
Public5
Private10
North Canberra Hospitalpublic
North Canberra Hospital (previously known as Calvary Public Hospital Bruce)public
QEII Family Centrepublic
The Canberra Hospitalpublic
University of Canberra Hospitalpublic
ACT Endoscopyprivate
+9 more in Unincorporated ACT LGA
Aged care · Unincorporated ACT LGAGEN
Facilities31
Residential places2,628
Warrigal Hughes176 places
Jindalee Aged Care Residence169 places
BaptistCare Griffith161 places
Warrigal Care Calwell153 places
Warrigal Care Stirling144 places
Bill McKenzie Gardens139 places
+25 more in Unincorporated ACT LGA
Childcare · Unincorporated ACT LGAACECQA
Services363
Approved places30,613
Exceeding NQS148
Anglicare at Franklin Early Childhood School270 places
Red Hill OSHC264 places
TeamKids - Nicholls OSHC264 places
Harrison OSHClub232 places
Radford College After School Care200 places
Telopea Park P&C School Age Care Program200 places
+357 more in Unincorporated ACT LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Pialligo leans on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
ABS Data by Region · Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 2 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Pialligo is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches and hospital coverage.

The lighter areas here are school matches and hospital coverage, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Pialligo feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Canberra Airport most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent +$100/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Rivett better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +3200 · adds house price coverage · rent +$2/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Hall most similar
similar rent profile

pop +200 · rent +$55/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Pialligo FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Pialligo in?

    Pialligo is in the Unincorporated ACT Local Government Area, ACT, postcode 2609. Council-level context for Unincorporated ACT LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Pialligo?

    The median weekly rent in Pialligo is $320/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Pialligo a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Pialligo show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Pialligo?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Pialligo data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.