Average rent in Kambah, ACT — 2026
Kambah is part of the Unincorporated ACT council area and sits 13km out from the Canberra CBD, with around 15,670 residents at the 2021 ABS Census. Renters here typically pay $400/week, which is below the the ACT median of $446/week. About 21% of households rent — the rest are owners or paying down a mortgage.
$400/wk
ABS 2021 Census median
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Suburb at a glance
- Population
- 15,670
- Median age
- 41
- Distance to Canberra
- 13 km
- Households renting
- 21%
- Separate houses
- 85%
- Flats / apartments
- 2%
- Born overseas
- 21%
- Top occupation
- Professionals
- LGA
- Unincorporated ACT
ABS 2021
Renting in Kambah
Kambah sits below the the ACT median, with the typical renter paying $400/week — 10% less than the state-wide $446/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 76% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 21% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (85%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 15,670, the median age is 41, and the most common occupation is Professionals. 21% of residents were born overseas. Kambah is 13km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.
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