Who lives here
7,484
residents at the 2021 Census
- Median age30
- Aged 65+3.9%
- Under 2533.2%
- Median household income$2,383/wk
- Median rent$460/wk
Unincorporated ACT, Australian Capital Territory
A suburb still being built, and so is everyone in it.
Franklin is one of Gungahlin's newer suburbs, and the numbers still read like a suburb mid build. Population sits at 7,484, median age just 30, and 33.2% of residents are under 25, the profile of new home buyers and young public servants rather than an established street. Household income runs to $2,383 a week, high enough that a local business is not chasing bargain hunters. This is a suburb of people building a life on a schedule: a mortgage, a young family, a commute to the city for a nurse, an engineer or a policy adviser, not one built around a shopping strip or a tourist drawcard.
An engineering consultant working from a home office in Franklin has more billable work than they can handle right now, referred entirely by other public servants and past clients, with no way for a stranger three suburbs over to find them. This is the shape of most professional work here: professional, scientific and technical services is the largest sector across Unincorporated ACT, 7,347 businesses strong. Franklin itself is home to an estimated 610 businesses, most of them chasing the same referral-only model the consultant is stuck in. Family income here is $2,524 a week, comfortable enough that a client will pay a proper invoice without haggling, but only if the website they land on looks like it belongs to someone charging that rate. A tidy site that ranks for 'Franklin' beats a slicker one that ranks for nothing.
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Live ABS data · updated 2026-08-29
The Franklin market, by the numbers.
Pulled from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the 2021 Census for Franklin itself, and the latest Data by Region release (2025) for the Unincorporated ACT area. This is the market your website sells into.
The business scene
~610
businesses in Franklin (estimated*)
- Unincorporated ACT total36,927
- Solo / non-employing21,547
- 1–4 staff10,687
- 5–19 staff3,588
- 20+ staff1,105
87% of local businesses have fewer than 5 staff. That's exactly who FindDevs was built for.
Biggest local industries
Businesses by industry, Unincorporated ACT (2025)
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Professional, scientific & technical services7,347
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Construction6,787
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Rental, hiring & real estate3,636
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Transport, postal & warehousing3,429
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Health care & social assistance3,423
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Administrative & support services1,985
*Suburb business estimate: LGA business count (ABS CABEE, Data by Region) apportioned by the suburb's share of the LGA population at the 2021 Census; rounded to the nearest 10. Sources: ABS Census 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), ABS Data by Region. Refreshed 2026-08-29.
Typical projects
What Franklin businesses actually build.
Indicative ranges from briefs like these in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific to your scope.
Consulting & Advisory Site
Typical price
$3,000 – $8,000
Timeline
2–4 weeks
For engineers, planners and IT consultants working referral-only. A credible site that shows expertise and ranks when a stranger searches for the service instead of a name.
- Case studies and credentials page
- Enquiry form wired to your inbox
- Mobile-first, fast on 4G
- Local SEO for 'Franklin' searches
Trade & Construction Site
Typical price
$3,500 – $8,500
Timeline
2–4 weeks
For builders, electricians and fit-out crews working the new estates. Photos of finished jobs, a quote form that doesn't lose leads, and a site that ranks before the next tender goes out.
- Project gallery with before/after
- Quote request form, no phone tag
- Licence and insurance details upfront
- Google Business Profile integration
Allied Health Booking Site
Typical price
$4,500 – $12,000
Timeline
3–5 weeks
For physios, GPs and family clinics serving a young, growing population. Online booking, clear service pages, and a site that reads well on a phone at 11pm when a parent is booking for a sick kid.
- Online booking and calendar sync
- Service and pricing pages
- Patient intake forms online
- Fast load on mobile data
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Why FindDevs in Franklin
Local knowledge, without being stuck with one local option.
Three quotes, not one local guess.
In a town of ~610 businesses there might be one or two people building websites, if they're taking work on. We put your brief in front of vetted developers across Australia and hand you three written quotes to compare, in 24 hours.
All Australian. All vetted.
Every developer holds an ABN, works Australian hours, and passed our vetting: portfolio, communication, and references from Aussie clients. 12% acceptance rate. No offshore hand-offs.
Built for Franklin's actual customers.
The median age in Franklin is 30. Your customers find everything on their phones, usually in a spare minute. We match developers who build mobile-first, fast-loading pages that turn that search into a call or a booking.
Free, with a safety net.
The service costs you nothing. Developers cover our fee from their winning quote, never inflated into your price. And if a matched developer drops the ball mid-project, we step in. Service Guarantee, always.
FAQ
Franklin questions.
It depends on what the site needs to do. A consulting or advisory site for a professional services business runs $3,000 - $8,000. A trade or construction site with a project gallery and quote form is $3,500 - $8,500. A booking site for a clinic or allied health practice, with online scheduling and patient intake, runs $4,500 - $12,000. You get three fixed-price quotes from vetted Australian developers within 24 hours, so you can compare before committing to any of them.
Most projects in these ranges take 2-4 weeks from brief to launch, with booking or portal-style builds like an allied health scheduling site closer to 3-5 weeks because of the calendar and intake integrations. You'll get a fixed timeline as part of your quote, and the developer works from your brief, so the build starts as soon as you've picked one of your three quotes rather than waiting on a discovery phase.
A general Canberra site will get lost among thousands of competitors claiming the whole territory. Franklin has an estimated 610 businesses of its own, and residents searching for a service nearby type the suburb name, not just 'Canberra'. A site built and optimised for 'Franklin' specifically will outrank a broader one for those searches, which matters here given how young and mobile-first the local population is, with 33.2% of residents under 25.
Fixed prices
Know the price before you talk to anyone.
These are published fixed-price builds, available to Franklin businesses like any other. No hourly rates, no discovery call before you can see a number.
Starter Business Website
$1,990
1–2 weeks
A sharp five-page website that makes a small business look established, live in a fortnight.
See what's includedProfessional Business Website
$4,950
2–4 weeks
The full small-business build: 8–12 pages, booking or quoting flows, and local SEO that actually ranks.
See what's includedLocal SEO Build-Out
$2,950
2 weeks
The ranking machine bolted onto your existing site: service pages, suburb pages, schema and reviews, done properly once.
See what's includedWebsite Care Plan
$190
Ongoing monthly
Hosting, updates, backups, security and monthly changes, all handled, so your site stays fast and safe without you thinking about it.
See what's included
Your industry
Developers who have built for your trade before.
The biggest employers around Franklin, by registered businesses in Unincorporated ACT. Each one has its own page, because a cafe site and a plant-hire site are not the same job.
Professional, scientific & technical services
7,347
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Construction
6,787
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Rental, hiring & real estate
3,636
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Health care & social assistance
3,423
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
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