ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Coombs, ACT, 2611
Current weather
12.5°COvercast
81% humidity · 8.5 km/h wind · 13.2° / 9.9° today · 23.8 mm rain
Desirability index
#8 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Coombs is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 4,851 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 25 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with falling year-on-year trends (-54%), roughly 5.2 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, 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.
Population
- 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)
- 89 / 597 / 476
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)
- 25
- Against the person
- 2
- Against property
- 14
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 5.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 2,426 residents
- State safety percentile
- 20.5th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -53.7%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Fv1
- Burglary Other2
- Other Offences9
- Property Damage4
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)7
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,099
- Charles Weston SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Planning & development
Development applications from ACT planning register (lodged 2020–2026).
31 planning-related records
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
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site
Amenities
59 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BottlemartAlcohol
- Bbq
- Bench (23)
- Bicycle Parking
- 2840Bus stop
- Annabelle View before Madgwick StreetBus stop
- Annabelle View opposite Madgwick StreetBus stop
- Fred Daly after John GortonBus stop
- Fred Daly after YorstonBus stop
- Fred Daly before ButtfieldBus 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
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Ruth ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
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
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
4 state 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 · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Coombs Early LearningWoodberry Avenuekindergarten
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)
- 17
- Parks (OSM)
- 8
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
- 93.5/100
- Cohort rank
- #8 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
- Coombs Early LearningchildcareWoodberry Avenuekindergarten
- Aboriginal Places in the District of BelconnenheritageStromlo 1/6 2/6N13 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageCW14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritagePAD 6 (AASC 2006)4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Former Sewerage Attendant's CottageheritageCoombs cottage3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Ruth Parkgovernmentpark
- SUBCplanningCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYLodged 25 Mar 2026 · Completed
- SUBCplanningCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYLodged 04 Nov 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYLodged 14 Oct 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningCOOMBS · MOLONGLO VALLEYLodged 09 Oct 2025 · Completed
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Updated on site
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