2,034
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Canberra East · Sub-region (SA3)
Economy & Advantage in Canberra East
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A growth rate of 5.5% shows Canberra East is expanding slightly slower than the rest of the ACT. While the population has risen, the area remains one of the smallest in the region with only 2,034 people.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
Since 2021, the population has grown by 5.5%, which is a little below the ACT figure of 7.1%.
5.5%
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Sources
- Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Canberra East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/80103/canberra-east/topic/economy-advantage