Braddon
Australian Capital Territory · Postcode 2612 · North Canberra · Australian Capital Territory
This profile uses the ABS Braddon statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Inner-north Canberra suburb that turned the old Lonsdale Street warehouses into the city's busiest dining and bar strip; high-density apartment growth.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Braddon SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.
Government schools in Braddon
Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for ACT yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.
A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.
Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Braddon
- Secondary · Catholic · Years 7-12Enrolment992ICSEA1138
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment351ICSEA1130
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All ACT schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSCampbell After School Activity CentreCentre-Based Care · 126 places · Campbell
- Exceeding NQSTeamKids - St Thomas More's PrimaryCentre-Based Care · 99 places · Campbell
- Exceeding NQSYWCA Canberra Reid Early Childhood CentreCentre-Based Care · 67 places · Reid
- Exceeding NQSYWCA Campbell CottageCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Campbell
- Exceeding NQSKU Braddon Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 55 places · Braddon
- Exceeding NQSTreehouse in the Park Early Learning Centre (NCS)Centre-Based Care · 53 places · Turner
- Exceeding NQSCanberra Grammar School Northside Pre-KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 44 places · Campbell
- Exceeding NQSAinslie School - Reid Preschool UnitCentre-Based Care · 22 places · Reid
- Meeting NQSYWCA Turner School Age CareCentre-Based Care · 147 places · Turner
- Meeting NQSPapilio Early Learning TurnerCentre-Based Care · 135 places · Turner
- Meeting NQSAinslie Out of School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Braddon
- Meeting NQSWonderschool (Dickson) Pty LimitedCentre-Based Care · 95 places · Dickson
+ 4 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Where did the gain come from?
+97Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
Other SA2s in North Canberra
The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
- 01Parkes (ACT) - North+15.3%332 ppl
- 02Acton+5.7%3,616 ppl
- 03Dickson+3.1%4,179 ppl
- 04Watson+1.9%7,377 ppl
- 05Turner+1.7%4,888 ppl
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