Average rent in Canberra East, ACT — 2026

Canberra East sits below the the ACT median, with the typical renter paying $263/week — 41% less than the state-wide $446/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 60% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 36% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (35%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 1,097, the median age is 47, and the most common occupation is Technicians and Trades Workers. 20% of residents were born overseas. Canberra East is 9km from Canberra, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.