ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council

Casey, ACT, 2913

Current weather

12.4°COvercast

82% humidity · 11.7 km/h wind · 12.8° / 9.8° today · 20.1 mm rain

Desirability index

94.4/100

#7 among Metro Canberra suburbs

How this score is calculated

Suburb snapshot

Casey is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 6,471 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 30 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with falling year-on-year trends (-17%), roughly 4.6 offences per 1,000 residents, 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
6,471
Median age
32
Median household income / week
$2,680
Dwelling vacancy
3.9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
90 of 2,293
Median monthly mortgage
$2,167
Employment rate
78.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
114 / 496 / 42

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian 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)
30
Against the person
6
Against property
12
Rate per 1,000 residents
4.6
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 1,078 residents
State safety percentile
15.2th (lower crime is better)
Year-on-year change
-16.7%

Most common offence types

  • Assault - Fv4
  • Motor Vehicle Theft3
  • Other Offences12
  • Property Damage5
  • Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)3

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

Planning & development

Development applications from ACT planning register (lodged 2020–2026).

27 planning-related records

2025· 5 proposals
  • November 2025

  • SUBC
    CASEY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
  • July 2025

  • SUBC
    CASEY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
  • May 2025

  • SUBC
    CASEY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
  • SUBC
    CASEY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
  • March 2025

  • SUBC
    CASEY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2024· 2 proposals
  • November 2024

  • SUBC
    CASEY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
  • May 2024

  • SUBC
    CASEY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2023· 10 proposals
  • November 2023

  • SUBC
    CASEY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
  • SUBC
    CASEY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
  • SUBC
    CASEY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
  • SUBC
    CASEY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
  • June 2023

  • SUBC
    CASEY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
  • April 2023

  • SUBC
    CASEY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
  • March 2023

  • SUBC
    CASEY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
  • SUBC
    CASEY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
  • SUBC
    CASEY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
  • January 2023

  • SUBC
    CASEY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2022· 3 proposals
  • November 2022

  • SUBC
    CASEY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
  • September 2022

  • SUBC
    CASEY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
  • May 2022

  • SUBC
    CASEY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2021· 2 proposals
  • October 2021

  • SUBC
    CASEY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
  • April 2021

  • SUBC
    CASEY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2020· 5 proposals
  • June 2020

  • SUBC
    CASEY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
  • May 2020

  • SUBC
    CASEY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
  • March 2020

  • SUBC
    CASEY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
  • February 2020

  • SUBC
    CASEY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
  • January 2020

  • SUBC
    CASEY · GUNGAHLINCompleted

Data sources & freshness

  • Active & completed development applicationsACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site

Amenities

40 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Bbq (2)
  • Bench (13)
  • Bus stop
  • Casey Market Town Kingsland ParadeBus stop
  • Horse Park Drive after Arrabri StreetBus stop
  • Horse Park Drive after Newlop CrescentBus stop
  • Horse Park Drive before Yeend AvenueBus stop
  • Kingslande Pde opposite Casey Market TownBus stop
  • Overall Avenue after Horse Park DriveBus stop
  • Overall Avenue after John Crawford CrescentBus stop

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Parks & reserves

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Casey Recreation ParkPark
  • Springbank Rise ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics
1
Emergency department
Not in suburb
  • Springbank Rise by Busy Beesdoctor

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

7 state heritage places

  • Aboriginal RecordingsPAD74 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsCasey 3-1 4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsCasey 3-1 4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsCasey 3-34 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsCasey 3-24 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsCasey 3-1 4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsCST14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage registerState 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 overlaysState government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
40
Parks (OSM)
32

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover featuresOpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Desirability index

Desirability score
94.4/100
Cohort rank
#7 among Metro Canberra suburbs

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability indexSuburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • Aboriginal RecordingsheritagePAD74 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsheritageCasey 3-1 4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsheritageCasey 3-1 4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsheritageCasey 3-34 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsheritageCasey 3-24 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsheritageCasey 3-1 4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsheritageCST14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Springbank Rise by Busy Beeshealthdoctor
  • Casey Recreation Parkgovernmentpark
  • Springbank Rise Parkgovernmentpark

Data sources & freshness

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