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Best places to live in Greater Canberra

9 places with 469,611 residents within about 20 km of Canberra, ranked for 29 household profiles. Regional data: official figures on affordability and jobs and economy, population and geography, with the other criteria modelled from population and location.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Canberra, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Queanbeyan
    New South Wales, 6,296 residents    42
  2. 2Canberra
    Australian Capital Territory, 367,752 residents    41
  3. 3Tuggeranong
    Australian Capital Territory, 89,461 residents    37
  4. 4Sutton
    New South Wales, 2,482 residents    30

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For retired couples

  1. 1Canberra
    Australian Capital Territory, 367,752 residents    66
  2. 2Tuggeranong
    Australian Capital Territory, 89,461 residents    64
  3. 3Queanbeyan
    New South Wales, 6,296 residents    59
  4. 4Sutton
    New South Wales, 2,482 residents    44

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For remote workers

  1. 1Canberra
    Australian Capital Territory, 367,752 residents    52
  2. 2Tuggeranong
    Australian Capital Territory, 89,461 residents    50
  3. 3Queanbeyan
    New South Wales, 6,296 residents    44

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For commuters

  1. 1Canberra
    Australian Capital Territory, 367,752 residents    82
  2. 2Tuggeranong
    Australian Capital Territory, 89,461 residents    69
  3. 3Queanbeyan
    New South Wales, 6,296 residents    64
  4. 4Sutton
    New South Wales, 2,482 residents    51

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For single professionals

  1. 1Canberra
    Australian Capital Territory, 367,752 residents    73
  2. 2Tuggeranong
    Australian Capital Territory, 89,461 residents    56
  3. 3Queanbeyan
    New South Wales, 6,296 residents    36

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Queanbeyan
    New South Wales, 6,296 residents    22
  2. 2Sutton
    New South Wales, 2,482 residents    21
  3. 3Canberra
    Australian Capital Territory, 367,752 residents    16
  4. 4Tuggeranong
    Australian Capital Territory, 89,461 residents    13

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Towns in Greater Canberra