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Homeowners in Bruce, Australian Capital Territory

Bruce, by the people who own it.

1,249 of Bruce's 2,679 homes are lived in by the people who own them: 47 in every 100, against 67 across Australian Capital Territory. Doorstep is the neighbourhood app made for them.Download freeQuestions

Bruce by the numbers

Who owns the homes in Bruce

1,249owner-occupied homes
518owned outright
731with a mortgage
379owner-occupied houses
7,520residents
Share of homes lived in by their owners
Bruce47%1,249
Australian Capital Territory67%112,585
Australia66%6,114,780
Owned outrightWith a mortgageRentedOther / not stated

ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, tenure of occupied private dwellings, Bruce (SAL). These are all homes in the suburb, not Doorstep members.

Units, townhouses and terraces

Only 30% of Bruce's owner-occupied homes are separate houses, so most owners here share a wall, a driveway or a body corporate. Your neighbours are literally next door, and it helps to know them.

A young suburb

Median age 29. Bruce skews younger: first homes, first renovations, and a lot of people still working out who's who on the street.

731 homes still on a mortgage

Owners still paying it off are often the newer faces in Bruce: the households asking who does good gutters, where the kids play weekend sport, and whether anyone has a ladder long enough for the second storey.

On Doorstep in Bruce

Made for the people who own the homes.

Your suburb's board

Give away what you don't need, borrow what you need once, and ask the street a question. Posts come from people who live around Bruce.

Open Homes

A national gallery of kitchens, gardens and makeovers people are proud of. Show off yours, or steal ideas for the next one.

Local trades

Ask who your neighbours would call, and find local businesses rated only by people who live nearby. Businesses in Bruce →

Run a business here?

Reach Bruce's homeowners

A free listing for trades, cafés and shops that serve Bruce, shown to the members who live nearby.

For the singles

Single and own your home?

Doorstep Dating is a separate side of the app for meeting other homeowners. It's off until you switch it on.

Questions

Living in Bruce

How many homes in Bruce are owner-occupied?

1,249 of Bruce's 2,679 occupied homes were owner-occupied at the 2021 Census (47%): 518 owned outright and 731 with a mortgage. Across Australian Capital Territory the figure is 67%.

Is Doorstep available in Bruce?

Yes. Doorstep works in every Australian suburb: you join by typing your home suburb, and Bruce is one of them. Some streets are quieter than others while the area fills up.

Can my neighbours in Bruce see my address?

No. Doorstep only stores the name of your suburb. There's no GPS involved, and nobody sees your street or address.

Meet the street in Bruce.

Free on the App Store. Type your suburb when you join; nobody ever sees your address.