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ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Coombs, 2611
Est. population · Jun 2025
6,292
Growth (1 yr)
+4.2%
Growth (5 yr)
+42.6%
Median age
30
Median income
$2,634/wk
Employment rate
79.2%
Languages at home
48.1%non-English
Most common: Nepali, Urdu, Mandarin
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Education hub
- High desirability
- Excellent transport
- Heritage area
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Coombs is a lively inner mid-sized suburb with dining, shopping and leisure options right on the doorstep. The community skews younger, with a strong presence of young families throughout. A large share of residents were born overseas, and languages other than English are widely spoken at home.
Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area. Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs.
Reported crime has been falling recently. The area is still finding its shape, with new households arriving and the community evolving year by year.
Community and employment, plus schools and education push the suburb to a good desirability read, even as growth momentum look more ordinary among similar metro suburbs. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Coombs snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
6,292
+4.2% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
6.2%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#18
among Metro Canberra · Growth area
Safety
31st
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
89th
percentile in ACT
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
89th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 55.7/100 — Good
- National rank
- 1477th in Australia
- State rank
- 70th in ACT
- Peer rank
- #18 among Metro Canberra · Growth area suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #70 among Metro Canberra suburbs
- Data confidence
- 77%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
6,292(June 2025)
+4.2% annual · +42.6% over 5 years · 89th percentile in ACT
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +4.2%
- 5-year growth
- +42.6%
- Change in 1 year
- +252
- Change in 5 years
- +1,879
- Growth rank in ACT
- 89th 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 (~40,200), extrapolated at +44.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 4,851
- Median age
- 30
- Median household income / week
- $2,634
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 115 of 1,844
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Employment rate
- 79.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 643 / 597 / 476
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)
- 79
- Against the person
- 8
- Against property
- 46
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 12.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 606 residents
- State safety percentile
- 31th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -61.5%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Fv6
- Burglary Dwellings3
- Other Offences25
- Property Damage11
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)28
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 4
- Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
- 1,117.5
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 89th
School list
- Charles Weston SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1099 · 84th percentile · LBOTE 55% · 511 students · Top SEA quarter 43% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
- Evelyn Scott SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 1107 · 86th percentile · LBOTE 63% · 717 students · Top SEA quarter 45% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
- Canberra Montessori SchoolPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 1128 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 26% · 96 students · Top SEA quarter 56% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
- Orana Steiner SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1136 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 413 students · Top SEA quarter 55% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Coombs Early LearningWoodberry Avenuekindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Amenities
131 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 1 cafes · 1 pubs · 7 playgrounds
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 8 parks mapped in suburb, 7 playgrounds nearby
- Reasonable bus and transport access — 12 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 24/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.21
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.62
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.65
Food & drink(3)
- Eighty/TwentyCafe
- T-bonePub
- PizzaTopRestaurant
Shopping(2)
- Ajijo Grocery & Convenience StoreConvenience store
- Canberra Grocery StoreConvenience store
Community(2)
- Coombs Early LearningKindergarten
110 Woodberry Avenue
- Charles Weston SchoolSchool
Health & services(1)
- Molonglo Veterinary ClinicVeterinary
110 Woodberry Avenue
Sport & outdoors(16)
- Park (7)
- Ruth ParkPark
- Picnic area
- Chipp Street Neighbourhood Park PlaygroundPlayground
- North Western Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Playground (3)
- Ruth Park PlaygroundPlayground
- Telfer Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
Entertainment(1)
- LookoutViewpoint
Transport(12)
12 bus stops
Other(16)
- BottlemartAlcohol
- Bbq
- Bench (23)
- Bicycle Parking
- Drinking water (4)
- Garden (23)
- Information (5)
- Coombs ShopsMall
Fred Daly Avenue after John Gorton Drive
- ACTParking
- Hadlow ApartmentsParking
- Parking (13)
- Parking Entrance
- Parking Space (13)
- Picnic Table (4)
- Post Box
- Public Bookcase
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
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Ruth ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 17
- Parks (OSM)
- 8
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
- Tresillian Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Family Centre (3.4 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
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 167
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 26.5
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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· 1 proposal
March 2026
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
2025· 7 proposals
November 2025
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
October 2025
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
August 2025
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
July 2025
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
May 2025
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
January 2025
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
2024· 5 proposals
December 2024
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
November 2024
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
August 2024
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
May 2024
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
March 2024
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
2022· 6 proposals
December 2022
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
September 2022
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
July 2022
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
May 2022
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
March 2022
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
January 2022
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
2021· 5 proposals
August 2021
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
May 2021
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
April 2021
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
March 2021
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
February 2021
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
2020· 7 proposals
December 2020
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
September 2020
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
August 2020
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
July 2020
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
May 2020
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
April 2020
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
March 2020
- SUBCCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYCompleted
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · 2026 · Updated
Heritage
4 heritage places
- Aboriginal Places in the District of BelconnenStromlo 1/6 2/6N13 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal RecordingsCW14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsPAD 6 (AASC 2006)4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Former Sewerage Attendant's CottageCoombs cottage3 - Registered Places or Objects
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
- Bean
- Member of Parliament
- David SMITH (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 113,876
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.5%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +6.3 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 30.7%Labor 69.3%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.3 km away).
Coalition 22.1%Labor 77.9%
8.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +10.7 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- CoombsLabor 78.2% · Coalition 21.8% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
- Denman ProspectLabor 75.3% · Coalition 24.7% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
- HolderLabor 67.2% · Coalition 32.8% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
- DuffyLabor 77.8% · Coalition 22.1% TPP (2025)2.1 km away
- WestonLabor 72.8% · Coalition 27.2% TPP (2025)2.9 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
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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