Is Nicholls a nice place to live?

Nicholls has quiet, tree-lined streets, green corridors and local parks, and a mix of newer single-family and established homes. Residents make up an older community with incomes above the ACT median and many households owning their homes outright, and couple families with children make up 51.9% of families. Everyday amenities include nearby Gungahlin town centre for shopping, cafes and services, community halls, sports ovals and playgrounds, regular bus services and arterial roads, and surrounding nature reserves for bushwalking and birdwatching, and construction is underway on the second Gungahlin college.

Is it expensive to live in Nicholls?

Housing costs in Nicholls sit differently for renting and buying. A typical local household earned about $3,134 a week at the most recent Census. With house rents around $775 a week, renting a house would take about 25% of that weekly household income. The median house price of $1,183,000 works out to about 7.3 times a typical local annual household income, which places buying a house well above local incomes. On the figures, buying looks more stretched against a typical local household income than renting does. Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Is Nicholls a good place to invest?

The house side of Nicholls' market saw modest movement, with house values up 3.6% and house rents up 3.3% over the past 12 months. For houses, capital growth edged slightly ahead of rental income, with both changes modest and very close in size. 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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Nicholls suburb profile

Nicholls is an outer northern suburb of Canberra in the Gungahlin district, characterised by quiet, tree-lined streets and a mix of newer single-family homes and established residences. Green corridors and local parks thread through the suburb, making walking and cycling around the neighbourhood a regular part of daily life.

Residents use nearby Gungahlin town centre for shopping, cafes and services, while community halls, sports ovals and playgrounds are scattered throughout the suburb. Regular bus services and arterial roads link Nicholls with the rest of Canberra, and surrounding nature reserves provide opportunities for bushwalking and birdwatching.

Nicholls property market performance

Property growth+9.2%Past 12 months

Nicholls' median house price is $1,183,000 and house values rose 3.6% over the last 12 months, a moderate increase. It's primarily a house market, with 19 houses sold over the last 3 months and only one unit sale. No reliable median unit price is published because too few units changed hands.

In Nicholls the average house rent is $775 a week and has risen 3.3% over the last 12 months, a modest rise.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$1.18M	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	3.6%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	19	1
Median days on market Past 12 months	47	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	$775	N/A
Change in rent Past 12 months	3.3%	N/A

5 year median price trend for houses and units

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Nicholls demographics

Nicholls is an older community with incomes above the median for the ACT and many households owning their homes outright.

Couple families with children are the largest family group, at 51.9% of families, while couples without children make up 38.1%. At the 2021 Census there were 6,680 people in Nicholls.

Nicholls and the ACT

	Suburb	ACT
Median age years	44	35
Median household income weekly	$3,134	$2,373
Couples with children share of families	51.9%	45.3%
Couples without children share of families	38.1%	39.3%
One-parent families share of families	9.2%	13.9%
Homes owned outright share of homes	41.5%	27.3%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	43.7%	41.2%
Homes rented share of homes	14.8%	31.5%

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

Nicholls infrastructure, key developments and investment opportunities

Nicholls has construction underway on the second Gungahlin college, with building work starting in 2026; the college will provide capacity for 800 Year 11 and 12 students. In 2022 Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School in Nicholls received a $1 million Australian Government capital grant to fund a two-storey expansion that will contain eight classrooms and breakout and maker spaces.

Suburbs near Nicholls

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How does Nicholls compare to nearby suburbs?

Median house prices: Nicholls’s median house price is 37.9% higher than Casey’s.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Nicholls have grown 11.6% higher than in Casey.
Unit price growth: Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Nicholls have grown 23.8% higher than in Casey.
Selling speed for houses: Properties in Nicholls are selling 2.1% faster than in Amaroo.
Selling speed for units: Properties in nearby Ngunnawal are selling 53.4% faster than in Nicholls.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Nicholls have grown 12.3% higher than the average rate of growth across Canberra.
Unit price growth:Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Nicholls have grown 62.7% higher than the average rate of growth for units across Canberra.

Common questions about Nicholls

Is Nicholls a nice place to live?
Nicholls has quiet, tree-lined streets, green corridors and local parks, and a mix of newer single-family and established homes.

Residents make up an older community with incomes above the ACT median and many households owning their homes outright, and couple families with children make up 51.9% of families. Everyday amenities include nearby Gungahlin town centre for shopping, cafes and services, community halls, sports ovals and playgrounds, regular bus services and arterial roads, and surrounding nature reserves for bushwalking and birdwatching, and construction is underway on the second Gungahlin college.
Is it expensive to live in Nicholls?
Housing costs in Nicholls sit differently for renting and buying. A typical local household earned about $3,134 a week at the most recent Census. With house rents around $775 a week, renting a house would take about 25% of that weekly household income. The median house price of $1,183,000 works out to about 7.3 times a typical local annual household income, which places buying a house well above local incomes. On the figures, buying looks more stretched against a typical local household income than renting does.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.
Is Nicholls a good place to invest?
The house side of Nicholls' market saw modest movement, with house values up 3.6% and house rents up 3.3% over the past 12 months. For houses, capital growth edged slightly ahead of rental income, with both changes modest and very close in size.

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 Nicholls

There are 54 real estate agents in Nicholls, but they don’t all deliver the same results.

Some agents have a much stronger presence in the suburb, with just 5 agents handling around 38.5% of all sales in the past year.

Commission rates in Nicholls typically range from 2.3% to 2.85%. Comparing agents—including what they charge, what’s included, and how they structure their fees—is not only important when choosing an agent, the right structure can help ensure your chosen agent is motivated to achieve the best possible result.