ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Chifley (ACT), ACT, 2606
Current weather
12.5°COvercast
81% humidity · 8.5 km/h wind · 13.2° / 9.9° today · 23.8 mm rain
Desirability index
#79 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Chifley (ACT) is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 2,680 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 14 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with rising year-on-year trends (+17%), roughly 5.2 offences per 1,000 residents, a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 2,680
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $2,347
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 102 of 1,161
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,383
- Employment rate
- 67%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 63 / 282 / 61
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)
- 14
- Against the person
- 5
- Against property
- 3
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 5.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 536 residents
- State safety percentile
- 19.6th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +16.7%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Non-Fv5
- Other Offences6
- Property Damage2
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)1
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).
58 planning-related records
2026· 3 proposals
May 2026
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYActive
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYActive
February 2026
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2025· 15 proposals
December 2025
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
October 2025
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYActive
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYActive
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
September 2025
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
August 2025
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
July 2025
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
April 2025
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
March 2025
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
February 2025
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
January 2025
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2024· 6 proposals
November 2024
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
October 2024
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
July 2024
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
June 2024
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
March 2024
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
February 2024
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2023· 4 proposals
December 2023
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
June 2023
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
May 2023
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
April 2023
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2022· 10 proposals
December 2022
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
September 2022
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
June 2022
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
May 2022
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
April 2022
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
March 2022
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
February 2022
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2021· 11 proposals
December 2021
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
November 2021
- SUBCCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2020· 9 proposals
9 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site
Amenities
36 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Local LiquorAlcohol
- Bbq
- Bench (10)
- Bicycle Parking (2)
- Eggleston Crescent after MacDonald StreetBus stop
- Eggleston Crescent after Plunkett StreetBus stop
- Eggleston Crescent Chifley ShopsBus stop
- Eggleston Crescent opposite Chifley ShopsBus stop
- Macfarland Crescent 2nd after Threlfall StreetBus stop
- Macfarland Crescent after 1st Threlfall StreetBus 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
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Canberra Podiatrypodiatrist
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
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Chifley Preschoolkindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · 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)
- 3
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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
- 27.0/100
- Cohort rank
- #79 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
- Chifley Preschoolchildcarekindergarten
- Canberra Podiatryhealthpodiatrist
- SUBCplanningCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYLodged 26 May 2026 · Active
- SUBCplanningCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYLodged 06 May 2026 · Active
- SUBCplanningCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYLodged 09 Feb 2026 · Completed
- SUBCplanningCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYLodged 11 Dec 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYLodged 30 Oct 2025 · Active
- SUBCplanningCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYLodged 14 Oct 2025 · Active
- SUBCplanningCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYLodged 09 Oct 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningCHIFLEY · WODEN VALLEYLodged 10 Sep 2025 · Completed
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Updated on site
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