Capital Hill
ACT 2600 · Unincorporated ACT
3 (2021) → 3 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Capital Hill is a moderate growth suburb in Unincorporated ACT, ACT 2600, about 3km from Canberra CBD. Recent property sales in Capital Hill are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 51/100, and is about 105km inland. Capital Hill has an overall score of 73/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: ACT Policing (suburb-level) · Updated 2024
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1135 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Forrest Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 0.8kmICSEA 1126
- Telopea Park SchoolCombined · Government · 1.1kmICSEA 1156
- Canberra Girls Grammar School - Junior SchoolPrimary · Independent · 1.3km
- Canberra Girls Grammar SchoolSecondary · Independent · 1.3kmICSEA 1172
- Yarralumla Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 1141
- Canberra Grammar SchoolSecondary · Independent · 2.4kmICSEA 1183
- St Edmund's College CanberraCombined · Independent · 2.5kmICSEA 1079
- St Clare's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.7kmICSEA 1085
- Canberra Grammar School - Primary SchoolPrimary · Independent · 2.7km
- Alfred Deakin High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 1126
- Narrabundah Early Childhood SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 991
- Canberra Grammar School - Northside Infants CampusPrimary · Independent · 3.3km
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
Moderate GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Capital Hill
How far is Capital Hill from Canberra CBD?
Capital Hill is about 3.1 km from Canberra CBD, an estimated 21 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Capital Hill?
Capital Hill has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Capital Hill?
Capital Hill has a transport score of 51/100 and 4 bus stops.