ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council

Cook, ACT, 2614

Current weather

12.7°COvercast

80% humidity · 9.5 km/h wind · 13.2° / 10° today · 21.8 mm rain

Desirability index

89.7/100

#12 among Metro Canberra suburbs

How this score is calculated

Last updated 1 July 2026 at 4:22 pm AEST

Suburb snapshot

Cook is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 2,965 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 11 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with falling year-on-year trends (-50%), roughly 3.7 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: 2,965
Median age: 42
Median household income / week: $2,269
Dwelling vacancy: 5.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings: 72 of 1,311
Median monthly mortgage: $2,167
Employment rate: 62.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats): 61 / 448 / 35

Data sources & freshness

2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site 1 July 2026 at 4:17 pm AEST · 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): 11
Against the person: 3
Against property: 4
Rate per 1,000 residents: 3.7
Person-crime prevalence: About 1 in 988 residents
State safety percentile: 7.1th (lower crime is better)
Year-on-year change: -50%

Most common offence types

Assault - Fv2
Assault - Non-Fv1
Burglary Dwellings1
Burglary Other1
Other Offences4

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 1 July 2026 at 4:22 pm AEST · Quarterly XLSX release

Planning & development

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

40 planning-related records

2025· 7 proposals

November 2025
SUBC13 Nov 2025
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
August 2025
SUBC14 Aug 2025
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
SUBC12 Aug 2025
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
June 2025
SUBC20 Jun 2025
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
March 2025
SUBC06 Mar 2025
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
January 2025
SUBC20 Jan 2025
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
SUBC15 Jan 2025
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted

2024· 6 proposals

October 2024
SUBC22 Oct 2024
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
SUBC03 Oct 2024
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
May 2024
SUBC07 May 2024
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
April 2024
SUBC02 Apr 2024
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
March 2024
SUBC01 Mar 2024
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
February 2024
SUBC22 Feb 2024
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted

2023· 4 proposals

October 2023
SUBC24 Oct 2023
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
March 2023
SUBC06 Mar 2023
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
February 2023
SUBC19 Feb 2023
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
January 2023
SUBC31 Jan 2023
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted

2022· 11 proposals

December 2022
SUBC03 Dec 2022
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
November 2022
SUBC09 Nov 2022
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
October 2022
SUBC11 Oct 2022
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
September 2022
SUBC14 Sep 2022
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
SUBC13 Sep 2022
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
SUBC06 Sep 2022
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
August 2022
SUBC20 Aug 2022
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
July 2022
SUBC18 Jul 2022
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
April 2022
SUBC29 Apr 2022
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
March 2022
SUBC21 Mar 2022
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
January 2022
SUBC07 Jan 2022
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted

2021· 6 proposals

November 2021
SUBC25 Nov 2021
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
October 2021
SUBC27 Oct 2021
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
September 2021
SUBC28 Sep 2021
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
July 2021
SUBC16 Jul 2021
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
June 2021
SUBC16 Jun 2021
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
February 2021
SUBC15 Feb 2021
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted

2020· 6 proposals

August 2020
SUBC27 Aug 2020
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
SUBC06 Aug 2020
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
July 2020
SUBC10 Jul 2020
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
May 2020
SUBC17 May 2020
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
April 2020
SUBC26 Apr 2020
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted
SUBC10 Apr 2020
COOK · BELCONNENCompleted

Data sources & freshness

Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site 1 July 2026 at 4:20 pm AEST

Amenities

60 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

Bbq
Bench (21)
Bicycle Parking (2)
Bindubi Street 2nd after Bindel StreetBus stop
Bindubi Street 2nd after Lyttleton CrescentBus stop
Bindubi Street after Bindel StreetBus stop
Bindubi Street after Lyttleton CrescentBus stop
Bindubi Street before Bandjalong CrescentBus stop
Bindubi Street before Redfern StreetBus stop
Lyttleton Crescent after Bindubi 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 1 July 2026 at 4:19 pm AEST · Weekly refresh

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

Pat Rubly ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site 1 July 2026 at 4:20 pm AEST

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics: 1
Emergency department: Not in suburb

Holistic Therapiescounselling

Data sources & freshness

Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site 1 July 2026 at 4:21 pm AEST

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 1 July 2026 at 4:17 pm AEST · 2021 SEIFA release

Heritage

3 state heritage places

Evans House62 Skinner St1 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
Wybalena Grove Precinct 2 - Provisionally Registered
Wybalena Grove Precinct 2 - Provisionally Registered

Data sources & freshness

State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site 1 July 2026 at 4:22 pm AEST

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 1 July 2026 at 4:22 pm AEST

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM): 11
Parks (OSM): 9

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 1 July 2026 at 4:19 pm AEST · Weekly refresh

Desirability index

Desirability score: 89.7/100
Cohort rank: #12 among Metro Canberra suburbs

Data sources & freshness

Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site 1 July 2026 at 4:22 pm AEST · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

Evans Househeritage62 Skinner St1 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
Wybalena Grove Precinctheritage 2 - Provisionally Registered
Wybalena Grove Precinctheritage 2 - Provisionally Registered
Holistic Therapieshealthcounselling
Pat Rubly Parkgovernmentpark
SUBCplanningCOOK · BELCONNENLodged 13 Nov 2025 · Completed
SUBCplanningCOOK · BELCONNENLodged 14 Aug 2025 · Completed
SUBCplanningCOOK · BELCONNENLodged 12 Aug 2025 · Completed
SUBCplanningCOOK · BELCONNENLodged 20 Jun 2025 · Completed
SUBCplanningCOOK · BELCONNENLodged 06 Mar 2025 · Completed

Data sources & freshness

Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site 1 July 2026 at 4:20 pm AEST
Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site 1 July 2026 at 4:21 pm AEST
State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site 1 July 2026 at 4:22 pm AEST
Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Updated on site 1 July 2026 at 4:20 pm AEST

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