Youngest Suburbs in Australia

Acton, ACT has the lowest median age of any Australian suburb with more than 2,000 residents: 19 years at the 2021 Census (ABS). Crawley, WA (24 years) and Yarrabilba, QLD (25 years) follow. Queensland holds 38 of the top 94.

Top 100 suburbs with the lowest median age. Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, suburbs and localities with more than 2,000 residents.

Suburbs by state

How many of the top 94 suburbs are in each state and territory.

QLD 38

NSW 20

VIC 17

NT 6

ACT 5

WA 5

SA 3

Top 20

Median age for the first 20 suburbs in the ranking.

Median AgeValid: Census 2021 · Source: ABS

Full top 94

#	Suburb	State	Population	Median Age
1	Acton	ACT	2,848	19 years
2	Crawley	WA	3,975	24 years
3	Yarrabilba	QLD	10,240	25 years
4	Forest Hill	NSW	3,081	25 years
5	St Lucia	QLD	12,220	25 years
6	Galiwinku	NT	2,199	25 years
7	Yarrabah	QLD	2,505	25 years
8	Keiraville	NSW	4,001	26 years
9	Douglas	QLD	7,780	26 years
10	Parkville	VIC	7,074	26 years
11	City	ACT	4,835	27 years
12	Pioneer	QLD	2,346	27 years
13	Palm Island	QLD	2,138	27 years
14	Darlington	NSW	2,597	27 years
15	Waurn Ponds	VIC	4,956	27 years
16	South Ripley	QLD	4,069	27 years
17	Berrinba	QLD	2,615	27 years
18	Weir Views	VIC	4,348	27 years
19	Redbank Plains	QLD	24,349	27 years
20	Nirimba	QLD	2,229	27 years
21	Munno Para West	SA	7,577	27 years
22	Maningrida	NT	2,518	27 years
23	Cliftleigh	NSW	2,309	27 years
24	Carlton	VIC	16,055	27 years
25	Logan Reserve	QLD	7,016	27 years
26	Gobbagombalin	NSW	2,184	28 years
27	Birmingham Gardens	NSW	2,598	28 years
28	Kirkwood	QLD	2,513	28 years
29	Holmview	QLD	4,455	28 years
30	Campbell	ACT	6,564	28 years
31	Johnston	NT	2,386	28 years
32	Chippendale	NSW	7,803	28 years
33	Kelvin Grove	QLD	7,909	28 years
34	Marsden	QLD	14,795	28 years
35	Burdell	QLD	7,171	28 years
36	Richlands	QLD	5,621	28 years
37	Zuccoli	NT	4,131	28 years
38	Claymore	NSW	2,579	28 years
39	Clayton	VIC	18,988	28 years
40	Andrews Farm	SA	8,699	28 years
41	Bohle Plains	QLD	3,989	28 years
42	Lawson	ACT	2,739	28 years
43	Whitsundays	QLD	2,281	29 years
44	Gwynneville	NSW	3,139	29 years
45	Bahrs Scrub	QLD	4,508	29 years
46	Hilbert	WA	4,165	29 years
47	Woolloongabba	QLD	8,687	29 years
48	Strathtulloh	VIC	3,997	29 years
49	Spring Mountain	QLD	6,085	29 years
50	Winter Valley	VIC	3,440	29 years
51	Old Guildford	NSW	2,857	29 years
52	Baringa	QLD	4,604	29 years
53	Thornhill Park	VIC	3,066	29 years
54	Pimpama	QLD	24,601	29 years
55	Bruce	ACT	7,520	29 years
56	Muirhead	NT	3,689	29 years
57	Ripley	QLD	4,288	29 years
58	Rocky Point	QLD	2,214	29 years
59	Mount Low	QLD	5,488	29 years
60	Airds	NSW	3,265	29 years
61	Bellamack	NT	2,423	29 years
62	Palmview	QLD	5,236	29 years
63	Brabham	WA	8,665	29 years
64	Melbourne	VIC	54,941	29 years
65	Smithfield Plains	SA	3,305	29 years
66	Coomera	QLD	20,225	29 years
67	Mickleham	VIC	17,452	29 years
68	Eglinton	WA	3,705	29 years
69	Cobblebank	VIC	3,601	29 years
70	Crestmead	QLD	12,271	29 years
71	Deebing Heights	QLD	3,960	29 years
72	South Brisbane	QLD	14,292	29 years
73	Charlemont	VIC	2,612	29 years
74	Haynes	WA	2,417	29 years
75	Griffin	QLD	12,295	29 years
76	Wolli Creek	NSW	10,654	30 years
77	Zetland	NSW	12,622	30 years
78	Darling Heights	QLD	5,157	30 years
79	Doolandella	QLD	7,123	30 years
80	Westdale	NSW	2,963	30 years
81	Aintree	VIC	7,982	30 years
82	Thursday Island	QLD	2,805	30 years
83	Toowong	QLD	12,556	30 years
84	Bardia	NSW	5,747	30 years
85	Jordan Springs	NSW	11,772	30 years
86	Wollert	VIC	24,407	30 years
87	Bowen Hills	QLD	4,898	30 years
88	North Rothbury	NSW	2,502	30 years
89	North Wollongong	NSW	2,299	30 years
90	Gregory Hills	NSW	9,142	30 years
91	Armstrong Creek	VIC	11,247	30 years
92	Oran Park	NSW	17,624	30 years
93	Tarneit	VIC	56,370	30 years
94	Truganina	VIC	36,305	30 years

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Data: ABS Census 2021, Suburb and Locality (SAL) level. Minimum population filter: 2,000.