Gordon (ACT), ACT

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

83/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs

Gordon (ACT) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 83% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1050, 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.

Gordon (ACT) at a glance

Population (2021): 7,892
Median age: 38
Median weekly household income: $2,321
SEIFA score: 1050
Coordinates: -35.4568, 149.0828

Gordon (ACT) demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Gordon (ACT) 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 mid-life (45–64) at 28%, 19% of homes are rented, and 21% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	1,536	19%
Youth (15–24)	957	12%
Young adults (25–44)	2,089	26%
Mid-life (45–64)	2,238	28%
Seniors (65+)	1,078	14%

Share of the 7,898 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	782	27%
Owned with a mortgage	1,460	51%
Rented	554	19%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	1,987	69%
Townhouses & semis	846	29%
Flats & apartments	36	1%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 2,874 occupied private dwellings in Gordon (ACT).

Median weekly rent: $420
Median monthly mortgage: $1,950
Average household size: 2.7 people
Median weekly family income: $2,742
Median weekly personal income: $1,157

Community and culture

Born overseas: 1,643 (21%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 1,223 (16%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 258 (3%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 4,042 (66%)
Labour-force participation: 70.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%
Employed full-time: 2,937
Employed part-time: 1,153

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 Gordon (ACT)

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Gordon (ACT) is January (average daytime high around 25.4°C) and the coolest is July (around 8.9°C). The area receives roughly 890 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	25.4°C	13.1°C	89 mm
Feb	23.9°C	12.1°C	71 mm
Mar	20.8°C	10.4°C	88 mm
Apr	17°C	7.1°C	61 mm
May	12.6°C	2.9°C	46 mm
Jun	9.5°C	1.2°C	66 mm
Jul	8.9°C	0.3°C	42 mm
Aug	10.1°C	0.3°C	70 mm
Sep	13.9°C	2.6°C	68 mm
Oct	17.6°C	5.8°C	87 mm
Nov	20.4°C	8.2°C	106 mm
Dec	23.4°C	10.9°C	96 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Gordon (ACT)

Where is Gordon (ACT)?

Gordon (ACT) is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

What is the population of Gordon (ACT)?

At the 2021 Census, Gordon (ACT) had a population of about 7,892.

Is Gordon (ACT) an advantaged area?

Gordon (ACT) has an ABS SEIFA score of 1050, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 83 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 83% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Gordon (ACT)?

Gordon (ACT) has average daytime highs of about 17°C and overnight lows of about 6.2°C, with roughly 890 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).

How big is Gordon (ACT)?

Gordon (ACT) is one of the most populous suburbs in Australian Capital Territory — the 6th-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 7,892 usual residents).

Where Gordon (ACT) ranks

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