Is Amaroo a nice place to live?

Amaroo has tree-lined streets, pockets of parkland, a local village shopping strip and regular bus services with access to the Gungahlin light rail. Amaroo is a community of families with children; couple families with children make up 58.0% of families. Sporting fields, neighbourhood playgrounds, connected walking and cycling paths and a community centre cover everyday needs, with broader retail and dining at the nearby Gungahlin Town Centre, and the Gungahlin Tennis Facility is under construction and will include ten full-size courts.

Is it expensive to live in Amaroo?

On the figures for Amaroo, a typical local household earned about $2,769 a week at the last Census. With a median house price of $942,000, buying a house works out to about 6.5 times a typical local annual household income, which sits well above local incomes. House rents average about $690 a week, which would take roughly 25% of that weekly household income, a moderate share. Put another way, buying is more stretched against local incomes here than renting on these figures, and which feels expensive will depend on your own situation. Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Is Amaroo a good place to invest?

A modest 4.5% rise in house values over the last twelve months is the clearest movement in Amaroo. House rents rose a slight 1.5%, so for houses capital growth outstripped rent growth over that period. This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

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Amaroo suburb profile

Amaroo is a residential suburb in the Gungahlin district of Canberra. Tree-lined streets and a mix of original brick homes and newer townhouses sit beside pockets of parkland. Sporting fields, neighbourhood playgrounds and connected walking and cycling paths give the area a suburban, outdoorsy rhythm.

A local village shopping strip and community centre cover everyday needs, while the Gungahlin Town Centre offers broader retail and dining options nearby. Public transport includes regular bus services and access to the Canberra light rail at Gungahlin, with main roads providing links into the city for weekday travel and weekend outings.

Amaroo property market performance

Current median dwelling price$698,500Past 3 months

Property growth+0.5%Past 12 months

Amaroo's median house price is $942,000, up a modest 4.5% over the last 12 months; this reads as a house market because too few units have sold here recently for a median to be published. Thirty-seven houses sold over the last 3 months, and the median house took 48 days to sell over the last 12 months.

In Amaroo, house rents averaged $690 a week and grew a slight 1.5% over the last 12 months; house values rose more strongly, so values ran ahead of rents.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$942K	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	4.5%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	37	2
Median days on market Past 12 months	48	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	$690	N/A
Change in rent Past 12 months	1.5%	N/A

5 year median price trend for houses and units

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Amaroo demographics

Amaroo is a community of families with children.

Couple families with children make up 58.0% of families and 49.8% of homes are owned with a mortgage. At the 2021 Census, 6,129 people lived in Amaroo.

Amaroo and the ACT

	Suburb	ACT
Median age years	35	35
Median household income weekly	$2,769	$2,373
Couples with children share of families	58.0%	45.3%
Couples without children share of families	28.1%	39.3%
One-parent families share of families	13.0%	13.9%
Homes owned outright share of homes	22.1%	27.3%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	49.8%	41.2%
Homes rented share of homes	28.1%	31.5%

Source: ABS 2021 Census. Shares of homes exclude other and not-stated tenure.

Amaroo infrastructure, key developments and investment opportunities

Amaroo is the site of the Gungahlin Tennis Facility, where construction began in 2025 and completion is scheduled for 2026; the centre will provide ten full-size courts.

The ACT Government funded upgrades to Yerrabi Pond District Park in 2023, including two new toilet facilities near Wunderlich Street and Bizant Street in Amaroo. The territory's 2025–26 playspace upgrades program also lists an expansion of the Bizant Street playground and a new neighbourhood playground near the Amaroo shops.

Suburbs near Amaroo

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How does Amaroo compare to nearby suburbs?

Median house prices: Amaroo’s median house price is 21.6% higher than Ngunnawal’s.
Median unit prices: Amaroo’s median unit price is 42.2% higher than Gungahlin’s.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Amaroo have grown 2.6% higher than in Gungahlin.
Unit price growth: Property prices in nearby Ngunnawal have risen 3.4% more than in Amaroo over the past year.
Selling speed for houses: Properties in Amaroo are selling 2.0% faster than in Moncrieff.
Selling speed for units: Properties in nearby Ngunnawal are selling 44.2% faster than in Amaroo.
Investment considerations: In Amaroo, the rental yield for house is 4.2% lower than the Canberra average, while the rental yield for units is 9.4% lower.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Amaroo have grown 5.8% lower than the average rate of growth across Canberra.
Unit price growth:Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Amaroo have grown 13.2% higher than the average rate of growth for units across Canberra.

Common questions about Amaroo

Is Amaroo a nice place to live?
Amaroo has tree-lined streets, pockets of parkland, a local village shopping strip and regular bus services with access to the Gungahlin light rail.

Amaroo is a community of families with children; couple families with children make up 58.0% of families. Sporting fields, neighbourhood playgrounds, connected walking and cycling paths and a community centre cover everyday needs, with broader retail and dining at the nearby Gungahlin Town Centre, and the Gungahlin Tennis Facility is under construction and will include ten full-size courts.
Is it expensive to live in Amaroo?
On the figures for Amaroo, a typical local household earned about $2,769 a week at the last Census. With a median house price of $942,000, buying a house works out to about 6.5 times a typical local annual household income, which sits well above local incomes. House rents average about $690 a week, which would take roughly 25% of that weekly household income, a moderate share. Put another way, buying is more stretched against local incomes here than renting on these figures, and which feels expensive will depend on your own situation.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.
Is Amaroo a good place to invest?
A modest 4.5% rise in house values over the last twelve months is the clearest movement in Amaroo. House rents rose a slight 1.5%, so for houses capital growth outstripped rent growth over that period.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

Choose the right real estate agents in Amaroo

Currently, there are 53 real estate agents working in Amaroo—but not all agents deliver the same results. The right agent could make a huge difference to your final sale price.

Only 5 out of these 53 agents sold 37.4% of all properties in Amaroo over the past year. Choosing one of these top-performing agents means tapping into proven expertise for a better sale outcome.

Real estate agents in Amaroo typically charge a commission of 2.3% to 2.85%. Negotiating a fair commission rate and the right structure can motivate your agent to work even harder, helping you sell for more and potentially saving you thousands of dollars.