Braddon, ACT

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

Braddon is an inner-northern Canberra suburb in the North Canberra district, about 2 km north-east of the city centre. Once a quiet residential area, it has become one of the capital's busiest lifestyle precincts: its spine, Lonsdale Street, is lined with restaurants, cafes, bars, galleries and independent shops, and the suburb is now Canberra's most densely populated as older houses give way to apartments. It also keeps the Braddon garden-city heritage precinct, noted as the only fully realised Walter Burley Griffin residential design built in Canberra. Gazetted in 1928, it is named after Sir Edward Braddon, a colonial politician and figure in the Federation movement who took part in drafting the Australian Constitution.

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Suburb Score

Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs

Braddon is more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1155, 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.

Braddon at a glance

Population (2021): 6,383
Median age: 30
Median weekly household income: $2,259
SEIFA score: 1155
Coordinates: -35.2715, 149.1367

Braddon demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Braddon 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 56%, 60% of homes are rented, and 35% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	336	5%
Youth (15–24)	1,165	18%
Young adults (25–44)	3,600	56%
Mid-life (45–64)	862	13%
Seniors (65+)	436	7%

Share of the 6,399 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	380	11%
Owned with a mortgage	909	27%
Rented	2,042	60%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	165	5%
Townhouses & semis	478	14%
Flats & apartments	2,728	81%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 3,379 occupied private dwellings in Braddon.

Median weekly rent: $495
Median monthly mortgage: $1,803
Average household size: 1.8 people
Median weekly family income: $3,029
Median weekly personal income: $1,512

Community and culture

Born overseas: 2,144 (35%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 1,686 (28%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 75 (1%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 5,276 (88%)
Labour-force participation: 80.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%
Employed full-time: 3,569
Employed part-time: 959

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 Braddon

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Braddon 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 Braddon

Where is Braddon?

Braddon is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

What is the population of Braddon?

At the 2021 Census, Braddon had a population of about 6,383.

Is Braddon an advantaged area?

Braddon has an ABS SEIFA score of 1155, 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 Braddon?

Braddon 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).

How big is Braddon?

Braddon is one of the most populous suburbs in Australian Capital Territory — the 20th-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 6,383 usual residents).

Where Braddon ranks

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