Median house price
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No data available
ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Beard, 2620
Est. population · Jun 2025
3
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
0.0%
Median age
36
Median income
$0/wk
Employment rate
75%
Languages at home
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
- Heritage area
Suburb profile
Beard is a residential smaller community in Unincorporated ACT with a familiar suburban feel. A strong local centre anchors daily routines, while the surrounding region adds variety for weekends away. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with a community of people who commute and work locally.
Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk. Housing sits in the middle of the local market: neither cheap nor premium.
Reported crime has been falling recently. Older homes and historic streetscapes give the suburb a character that is hard to manufacture anew.
At a glance
Beard snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
3
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
—
No data available
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
97th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
33rd
percentile in ACT
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Population
Estimated resident population
3(June 2025)
0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 33th percentile in ACT
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- 0.0%
- 5-year growth
- 0.0%
- Change in 1 year
- 0
- Change in 5 years
- 0
- Growth rank in ACT
- 33th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~0), extrapolated at +2.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 3
- Median age
- 36
- Median household income / week
- $0
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 0
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 75%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 9
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 7
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 3,000
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 3 residents
- State safety percentile
- 97.3th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -65.3%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Non-Fv1
- Burglary Other2
- Property Damage2
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)3
- Other Offences1
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- ACT crime statistics by suburb (quarterly) — ACT Policing / dataACT · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Quarterly XLSX release
Family & Lifestyle
Amenities
45 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 0/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Shopping(1)
- Claystone MeatsButcher
4 Spongolite Street
Sport & outdoors(1)
- S7 Strength & ConditioningGym
Unit 2 10 Spongolite Street
Other(10)
- Friends AutomotiveCar repair
Unit 5 3 Tantalum Street
- Tesla Service CentreCar repair
1 Tantalum Street
- Garden (2)
- Parking (3)
- Parking Space (29)
- Storage Rental
7 Tantalum Street
- FlameStopWholesale
8 Copper Crescent
- Flower HQWholesale
9 Tantalum Street
- Go Troppo Fruit MarketWholesale
16 Spongolite Street
- Regional Wholesale Fruit MarketWholesale
4 Spongolite Street
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Queanbeyan Hospital and Health Service (2.1 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 27° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 171 mm · ~21 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 169 mm · ~21 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 12° / 1°
- Rainfall
- 183 mm · ~23 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 19° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 212 mm · ~26 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from ACT planning register.
2026· 4 proposals
June 2026
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRAActive
April 2026
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
February 2026
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
2025· 6 proposals
August 2025
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
June 2025
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
May 2025
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
April 2025
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
March 2025
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
2024· 3 proposals
November 2024
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
October 2024
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
February 2024
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
2023· 4 proposals
August 2023
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
July 2023
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
May 2023
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
2022· 5 proposals
December 2022
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
November 2022
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
June 2022
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
April 2022
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
2021· 9 proposals
December 2021
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
November 2021
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
October 2021
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
July 2021
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
June 2021
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
March 2021
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
February 2021
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
January 2021
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
2020· 3 proposals
December 2020
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
August 2020
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
January 2020
- SUBCBEARD · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · 2026 · Updated
Heritage
19 heritage places
- Aboriginal Places in the District of JerrabomberraCA 33 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of JerrabomberraCA 83 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal RecordingsA14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsCanberra Abattoir A34 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsA24 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsIF34 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsIF84 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsA34 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsIF74 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsScar tree4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via ACT Bushfire Prone Area (SBMP) mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Canberra
- Member of Parliament
- Alicia PAYNE (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 102,942
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.7%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +4.0 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 23.6%Labor 76.4%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 8.6 km away).
Coalition 30.8%Labor 69.2%
7.2 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +2.6 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Oaks EstateLabor 66.9% · Coalition 33.1% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
- NarrabundahLabor 72.7% · Coalition 27.3% TPP (2025)5.7 km away
- Narrabundah SouthLabor 73.5% · Coalition 26.5% TPP (2025)5.8 km away
- GriffithLabor 72.3% · Coalition 27.7% TPP (2025)6.2 km away
- Red HillLabor 70.6% · Coalition 29.4% TPP (2025)7.1 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
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