ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Amaroo (ACT), ACT, 2914
Current weather
12.4°COvercast
82% humidity · 11.7 km/h wind · 12.8° / 9.8° today · 20.1 mm rain
Desirability index
#27 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Amaroo (ACT) is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 6,129 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 63 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with rising year-on-year trends (+37%), roughly 10.3 offences per 1,000 residents, 2 school and preschool sites in the area, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 6,129
- Median age
- 35
- Median household income / week
- $2,769
- Dwelling vacancy
- 2.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 46 of 2,088
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,158
- Employment rate
- 71.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 114 / 267 / 172
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2025 Q2 Apr-Jun)
- 63
- Against the person
- 10
- Against property
- 44
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 10.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 613 residents
- State safety percentile
- 60.7th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +37%
Most common offence types
- Burglary Other9
- Motor Vehicle Theft4
- Other Offences9
- Property Damage6
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)21
Data sources & freshness
- ACT crime statistics by suburb (quarterly) — ACT Policing / dataACT · Period: 2025 Q1 Jan-Mar → 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun; 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun · Updated on site · Quarterly XLSX release
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 1,082.5
- Amaroo SchoolCombined
- Good Shepherd Primary SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Planning & development
Development applications from ACT planning register (lodged 2020–2026).
23 planning-related records
2026· 1 proposal
May 2026
- SUBCAMAROO · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2025· 1 proposal
June 2025
- SUBCAMAROO · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2024· 5 proposals
June 2024
- SUBCAMAROO · GUNGAHLINCompleted
May 2024
- SUBCAMAROO · GUNGAHLINCompleted
- SUBCAMAROO · GUNGAHLINCompleted
February 2024
- SUBCAMAROO · GUNGAHLINCompleted
January 2024
- SUBCAMAROO · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2023· 5 proposals
October 2023
- SUBCAMAROO · GUNGAHLINCompleted
August 2023
- SUBCAMAROO · GUNGAHLINCompleted
June 2023
- SUBCAMAROO · GUNGAHLINCompleted
March 2023
- SUBCAMAROO · GUNGAHLINCompleted
February 2023
- SUBCAMAROO · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2022· 3 proposals
November 2022
- SUBCAMAROO · GUNGAHLINCompleted
August 2022
- SUBCAMAROO · GUNGAHLINCompleted
June 2022
- SUBCAMAROO · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2021· 4 proposals
November 2021
- SUBCAMAROO · GUNGAHLINCompleted
June 2021
- SUBCAMAROO · GUNGAHLINCompleted
May 2021
- SUBCAMAROO · GUNGAHLINCompleted
January 2021
- SUBCAMAROO · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2020· 4 proposals
October 2020
- SUBCAMAROO · GUNGAHLINCompleted
July 2020
- SUBCAMAROO · GUNGAHLINCompleted
June 2020
- SUBCAMAROO · GUNGAHLINCompleted
April 2020
- SUBCAMAROO · GUNGAHLINCompleted
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site
Amenities
64 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- LiquorlandAlcohol
- Bbq
- AmaznailsBeauty salon
- Bench (13)
- Burdekin Avenue after Bywaters StreetBus stop
- Burdekin Avenue after Evella CircuitBus stop
- Burdekin Avenue after Shoalhaven AvenueBus stop
- Burdekin Avenue Amaroo Primary SchoolBus stop
- Burdekin avenue before traine courtBus stop
- Burdekin Avenue Good Shepherd SchoolBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Reiger ParkPark
- Yerrabi Pond District ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Priceline PharmacyPioneer Streetpharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
16 state heritage places
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesCLC113 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesCLC123 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesCLC103 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesCLC103 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesCLC103 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of GungahlinQ13 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of GungahlinPH273 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of GungahlinPH333 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of GungahlinC3/43 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of GungahlinPH353 - Registered Places or Objects
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via ACT Bushfire Prone Area (SBMP) mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 18
- Parks (OSM)
- 18
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 75.7/100
- Cohort rank
- #27 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesheritageCLC113 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesheritageCLC123 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesheritageCLC103 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesheritageCLC103 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesheritageCLC103 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of GungahlinheritageQ13 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of GungahlinheritagePH273 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of GungahlinheritagePH333 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of GungahlinheritageC3/43 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of GungahlinheritagePH353 - Registered Places or Objects
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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