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.

On Census night 2011, Fadden had a population of 3,083 people. The median age of people in Fadden was 43 years, an increase from 35 in 2001, compared to a median age of 34 for the ACT. Unemployment in Fadden was 1.2 percent lower than the Canberra average. The median weekly individual income for Fadden in 2011 was $1,054, up from $819 in 2006 and $600–$699 in 2001, compared to $917 for the ACT. The median weekly household income was 2,693 up from $1509 in 2006. In 2011 the median monthly housing loan repayment in Fadden was $2,167, up from $1517 in 2006.

The residents of Fadden are predominantly Australian born, with 76.5% being born in Australia, compared to 75.3 in 2006 and 77.5% in 2001. In 2011 the three countries of birth for those born overseas were England, 5.4%, China, 1.0%, Scotland 1.0%, New Zealand, 0.9% and Malaysia, 0.7%. 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 Catholic, no religion, Anglican, Uniting, and Eastern Orthodox.

Fadden Primary School are located on Hanlon Crescent. Fadden Primary caters for preschool and kindergarten to year 6.

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