Higgins, ACT

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

82/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs

Higgins is more socio-economically advantaged than about 82% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1048, 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.

Higgins at a glance

Population (2021): 3,321
Median age: 38
Median weekly household income: $2,248
SEIFA score: 1048
Coordinates: -35.2332, 149.0270

Higgins demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Higgins 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 29%, 23% of homes are rented, and 24% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	668	20%
Youth (15–24)	368	11%
Young adults (25–44)	970	29%
Mid-life (45–64)	763	23%
Seniors (65+)	559	17%

Share of the 3,328 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	374	30%
Owned with a mortgage	547	44%
Rented	279	23%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	1,189	95%
Townhouses & semis	30	2%
Flats & apartments	23	2%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,246 occupied private dwellings in Higgins.

Median weekly rent: $400
Median monthly mortgage: $2,000
Average household size: 2.6 people
Median weekly family income: $2,614
Median weekly personal income: $1,053

Community and culture

Born overseas: 768 (24%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 566 (18%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 87 (3%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 1,760 (70%)
Labour-force participation: 65.4%
Unemployment rate: 4%
Employed full-time: 1,089
Employed part-time: 470

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 Higgins

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Higgins is January (average daytime high around 27.8°C) and the coolest is July (around 10.6°C). The area receives roughly 800 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	27.8°C	14.5°C	76 mm
Feb	26.1°C	13.5°C	59 mm
Mar	23.2°C	11.8°C	73 mm
Apr	19.1°C	7.9°C	54 mm
May	14.4°C	3.3°C	46 mm
Jun	11.2°C	1.5°C	62 mm
Jul	10.6°C	0.7°C	43 mm
Aug	11.9°C	0.9°C	67 mm
Sep	15.6°C	3.2°C	63 mm
Oct	19.4°C	6.7°C	76 mm
Nov	22.2°C	9.5°C	94 mm
Dec	25.4°C	12.2°C	87 mm

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

Common questions about Higgins

Where is Higgins?

Higgins is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

What is the population of Higgins?

At the 2021 Census, Higgins had a population of about 3,321.

Is Higgins an advantaged area?

Higgins has an ABS SEIFA score of 1048, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 82 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 82% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Higgins?

Higgins has average daytime highs of about 18.9°C and overnight lows of about 7.1°C, with roughly 800 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).