Walkability ranking · ACT
The most walkable suburbs in Australian Capital Territory.
Suburbs with the highest walk scores, perfect for car-free or car-light lifestyles. Filtered to Australian Capital Territory suburbs only.
About this ranking
Walkability isn't just about cafes, well-connected suburbs with high walk scores tend to retain value better in downturns and attract a wider buyer pool when sold. The walk-score-driven ranking favours inner-ring suburbs with mixed-use streets, transport, and dense neighbourhood retail.
Australian Capital Territory property market in 2026
Canberra is unique among Australian capitals, driven by public service employment, the highest-income demographic of any capital city, and the unusual leasehold land tenure system. After a soft 2024-2025 weighed by interest rates and federal hiring slowdowns, 2026 sees the market firm again. The ACT median house price sits around $980K, and rental yields are typically lower than other capitals because owner-occupier demand dominates.
Buyer tip, ACT
ACT's Home Buyer Concession Scheme (HBCS) removes stamp duty at any price from 1 July 2026, with no income test, for buyers who haven't held an interest in any property in the last five years, uniquely generous compared to threshold-based schemes elsewhere.Watch out, ACT
Land tenure in the ACT is leasehold, not freehold. The Crown Lease structure has practical implications for renovations and long-term ownership that are different to mainland states. Read the lease conditions before assuming standard freehold rules apply.Methodology
Walk score is computed from OpenStreetMap data, counts of nearby amenities, transit stops, and pedestrian-friendly infrastructure within typical walking distance of the suburb centroid. Refreshed quarterly. Higher is better; 90+ is exceptional.Best for
Apartment buyers; downsizers who want to walk to local shops; renters of investment properties (walkability is a tenant-demand multiplier); car-free or one-car households.
Showing top 50 suburbs in Australian Capital Territory
The price beside a suburb is the median its own page publishes; a dash means none is published. Prices for the Australian Capital Territory are ABS statistical-area (SA2) medians: each is the median for the area that carries the suburb's name. An SA2 can take in surrounding localities, so a figure can differ from sales in the suburb itself.
ACT 2604
Walk score
100/100
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ACT 2609
Walk score
100/100
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ACT 2604
Walk score
100/100
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ACT 2603
Walk score
100/100
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ACT 2606
Walk score
100/100
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ACT 2614
Walk score
100/100
Median price
$950K
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ACT 2612
Walk score
100/100
Median price
$2.2M
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ACT 2900
Walk score
100/100
Median price
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ACT 2602
Walk score
100/100
Median price
$1.2M
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ACT 2911
Walk score
100/100
Median price
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ACT 2612
Walk score
100/100
Median price
$2.4M
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ACT 2606
Walk score
100/100
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ACT 2601
Walk score
100/100
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ACT 2612
Walk score
100/100
Median price
$1.7M
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ACT 2900
Walk score
100/100
Median price
$358K
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ACT 2603
Walk score
100/100
Median price
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ACT 2606
Walk score
100/100
Median price
$1.0M
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ACT 2606
Walk score
100/100
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ACT 2601
Walk score
100/100
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ACT 2607
Walk score
100/100
Median price
$1.1M
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ACT 2602
Walk score
100/100
Median price
$1.1M
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ACT 2607
Walk score
100/100
Median price
$1.3M
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ACT 2601
Walk score
100/100
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ACT 2606
Walk score
100/100
Median price
$396K
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ACT 2612
Walk score
100/100
Median price
$1.7M
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ACT 2911
Walk score
98/100
Median price
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ACT 2912
Walk score
98/100
Median price
$996K
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ACT 2602
Walk score
94/100
Median price
$1.2M
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ACT 2611
Walk score
92/100
Median price
$1.1M
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ACT 2614
Walk score
88/100
Median price
$857K
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ACT 2611
Walk score
88/100
Median price
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ACT 2611
Walk score
88/100
Median price
$975K
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ACT 2617
Walk score
86/100
Median price
$1.3M
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ACT 2611
Walk score
82/100
Median price
$966K
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ACT 2606
Walk score
80/100
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ACT 2609
Walk score
70/100
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ACT 2615
Walk score
64/100
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ACT 2615
Walk score
64/100
Median price
$790K
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ACT 2601
Walk score
62/100
Median price
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ACT 2603
Walk score
60/100
Median price
$5M
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ACT 2604
Walk score
54/100
Median price
$1.4M
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ACT 2600
Walk score
48/100
Median price
$620K
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ACT 2914
Walk score
46/100
Median price
$1.0M
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ACT 2615
Walk score
44/100
Median price
$715K
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ACT 2600
Walk score
44/100
Median price
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ACT 2600
Walk score
42/100
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ACT 2614
Walk score
42/100
Median price
$1.4M
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ACT 2614
Walk score
38/100
Median price
$1.3M
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ACT 2611
Walk score
38/100
Median price
$925K
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ACT 2609
Walk score
38/100
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Common questions
About this ranking
Are walkable suburbs always more expensive?
Generally yes, walkability is priced into median values, particularly for apartments and townhouses. The exception is some emerging inner-ring suburbs whose walkability has improved through new transit infrastructure but where prices haven't caught up yet.
Does walkability drive rental yield?
It drives rental demand and vacancy rates more than absolute yield. Highly walkable suburbs typically have lower vacancy and shorter days-on-market when re-letting, both reduce the effective vacancy cost on a rental investment.
How does walkability differ from transit score?
Walk score measures access to amenities on foot. Transit score measures public transport access. The two correlate but aren't identical, some apartment-heavy suburbs have moderate walk scores but exceptional transit, and vice versa.
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