Fadden is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. The postcode is 2904. The suburb is named after Sir Arthur Fadden, Prime Minister of Australia briefly in 1941. It was gazetted on 5 August 1975. Its streets are named after Queensland politicians. It is surrounded by Macarthur, Gowrie and Wanniassa. It is bounded by Erindale Drive, the Wanniassa Hills Nature Reserve, Fadden Pine Plantation and Sternberg Crescent.
At the 2021 census, Fadden had a population of 3,006 people. The median age of people in Fadden was 43 years, an increase from 35 in 2001, compared to a median age of 35 for the ACT. The median weekly individual income for Fadden in 2021 was $1,415, up from 1,197 in 2016, $1,054 in 2011, $819 in 2006 and $600–$699 in 2001, compared to $1,203 for the ACT. The median weekly household income was $3,302 up from $1,509 in 2006. In 2021, the median monthly housing loan repayment in Fadden was $2,383, up from $1,517 in 2006.
The residents of Fadden are predominantly Australian born, with 75.3% being born in Australia, compared to 76.5% in 2011 and 77.5% in 2001. In 2021 the three countries of birth for those born overseas were England, 4.2%, China, 1.7%, India, 1.6%, South Africa, 1.0% and United States, 0.9%. This compares to United Kingdom, 5.7%, New Zealand, 1.1%, and Croatia, 0.9% in 2001. The most popular religious affiliations in descending order are no religion, Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox.
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