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ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Curtin, 2605
Est. population · Jun 2025
5,625
Growth (1 yr)
+1.3%
Growth (5 yr)
+2.0%
Median age
41
Median income
$2,886/wk
Employment rate
63.4%
Languages at home
16.3%non-English
Most common: Nepali, Mandarin, French
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- High desirability
- Heritage area
- Education hub
- Green suburb
- Excellent transport
Suburb profile
Curtin is a well-connected mid-sized suburb in Unincorporated ACT with everyday amenities close at hand. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with family life visible on every street. Schooling is a clear local strength compared with many peer areas.
Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Everyday errands are walkable, and buses keep the wider city within easy reach. Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers.
Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. Period homes and heritage streetscapes give the area a character that newer suburbs rarely match.
Community and employment, plus growth momentum push the suburb to a excellent desirability read, even as local dining and lifestyle amenities look more ordinary among similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
Curtin snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
5,625
+1.3% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
5.4%
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
#3
among Metro Canberra · Established
Safety
22nd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
72nd
percentile in ACT
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
92nd
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
- 74.4/100 — Excellent
- State standing
- Top 3% of Australian Capital Territory's suburbs
- National rank
- 72nd in Australia
- State rank
- 3rd in ACT
- Peer rank
- #3 among Metro Canberra · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #3 among Metro Canberra suburbs
- Data confidence
- 82%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
5,625(June 2025)
+1.3% annual · +2.0% over 5 years · 72th percentile in ACT
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.3%
- 5-year growth
- +2.0%
- Change in 1 year
- +72
- Change in 5 years
- +108
- Growth rank in ACT
- 72th 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 (~5,700), extrapolated at +0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 5,569
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $2,886
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 116 of 2,138
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,600
- Employment rate
- 63.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 1,696 / 99 / 229
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)
- 66
- Against the person
- 12
- Against property
- 22
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 11.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 464 residents
- State safety percentile
- 22.1th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -48.7%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Non-Fv3
- Other Offences32
- Property Damage4
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)12
- Assault - Fv4
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
- 8
- Median school ICSEA (8 schools)
- 1,134
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 92th
School list
- Holy Trinity Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1145 · 94th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 387 students · Top SEA quarter 59% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
- Curtin Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1146 · 94th percentile · LBOTE 25% · 408 students · Top SEA quarter 61% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
- The Woden SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 1046 · 67th percentile · LBOTE 27% · 93 students · Top SEA quarter 32% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Alfred Deakin High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1132 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 39% · 881 students · Top SEA quarter 56% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
- Orana Steiner SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1136 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 413 students · Top SEA quarter 55% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
- Hughes Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1157 · 96th percentile · LBOTE 36% · 457 students · Top SEA quarter 66% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- Islamic School of CanberraCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1073 · 76th percentile · LBOTE 97% · 455 students · Top SEA quarter 23% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- Lyons Early Childhood SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1116 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 35% · 91 students · Top SEA quarter 54% · 1.9 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
3 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- North Curtin Preschoolkindergarten
- Peter Pan Early Learning by Busy Beeschildcare
- Teddybears Childcare Centrekindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Amenities
267 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 1 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 3 places of worship · 8 playgrounds · 153 swimming pools
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 18 parks mapped in suburb, 8 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 29 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 162 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 76/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.18
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.54
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 3.23
Food & drink(3)
- Red Brick EspressoCafe
- Statesman HotelPub
- DaanaRestaurant
83 Theodore Street
Shopping(4)
- Coles ExpressConvenience store
- Choku Bai JoGreengrocer
Unit Shop 14 1-20 Carruthers Street
- ColesSupermarket
51 Curtin Place
Community(5)
- Peter Pan Early Learning by Busy BeesChildcare
- North Curtin PreschoolKindergarten
- Teddybears Childcare CentreKindergarten
- Curtin PrimarySchool
- Holy Trinity Primary SchoolSchool
Health & services(5)
- Curtin Dental CareDentist
- Tresillian Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Family CentreHospital
- Medical clinic
- Capital ChemistPharmacy
- Veterinary
Sport & outdoors(178)
- Park
Unit 1 Strangways Street
- Park (15)
- Carruthers Street Neighbourhood ParkPlayground
- Daglish Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Farnell Place Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Macalister Crescent Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Philp Place Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Playground (2)
- Storey Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (153)
Transport(29)
29 bus stops
Other(31)
- Alcohol
- Prohibition CurtinAlcohol
44 Curtin Place
- Artwork
- ATM
- Commonwealth BankATM
- WestpacATM
- Bendigo BankBank
- Bench (3)
- Curtain CallCurtain
- My Gourmet DelightsDeli
- Drinking water (2)
- Ivy FlowersFlorist
- Bensons Hair of CurtinHairdresser
Unit Curtin Shops 9 Curtin Place
- Fiore’s Barber ShopHairdresser
- Curtin Horse PaddocksHorse Riding
- Parking (9)
- Parking Entrance
- Coles ExpressPetrol station
- Picnic Table
- Anglican Church of the Good ShepherdPlace of worship
- Holy Trinity ChurchPlace of worship
- Woden Valley Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
- Post Box (3)
- Australia PostPost office
- Curtin Post OfficePost office
- ACT Emergency ServicesSocial Facility
- Canberra & District Historical SocietySocial Facility
- Fred Ward Nursing HomeSocial Facility
- Queen Elizabeth II Family CentreSocial Facility
- Telephone
- Waste Basket
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 27
- Parks (OSM)
- 18
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
Places of worship
3 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd
- Holy Trinity Church
- Woden Valley Uniting Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 2
- Nearest hospital
- Tresillian Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Family Centre (0.2 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- On site
- Tresillian Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Family CentreHospital
- Curtin Dental CareDentist
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)
- 180
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 32.0
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· 13 proposals
August 2026
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYActive
July 2026
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYActive
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYActive
- 89CURTIN · WODEN VALLEYActive
June 2026
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYActive
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYActive
May 2026
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
April 2026
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYActive
March 2026
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
February 2026
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYActive
2025· 7 proposals
September 2025
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
August 2025
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
June 2025
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
April 2025
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
March 2025
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
January 2025
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2024· 12 proposals
December 2024
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
November 2024
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
October 2024
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
August 2024
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
July 2024
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
May 2024
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
April 2024
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
March 2024
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
January 2024
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2023· 11 proposals
December 2023
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
November 2023
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
September 2023
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
July 2023
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
June 2023
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
February 2023
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2022· 2 proposals
December 2022
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
October 2022
- SUBCCURTIN · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · 2026 · Updated
Heritage
236 heritage places
- Curtin Radburn Residential Precinct 1 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Curtin Radburn Residential Precinct 1 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Curtin Radburn Residential Precinct 1 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Curtin Radburn Residential Precinct 1 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Curtin Radburn Residential Precinct 1 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Curtin Radburn Residential Precinct 1 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Curtin Radburn Residential Precinct 1 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Curtin Radburn Residential Precinct 1 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Curtin Radburn Residential Precinct 1 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Curtin Radburn Residential Precinct 1 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
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
- Canberra
- Member of Parliament
- Alicia PAYNE (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 102,942
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.7%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +4.0 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 23.6%Labor 76.4%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 5.5 km away).
Coalition 23.9%Labor 76.1%
0.3 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +4.3 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Curtin (Canberra)Labor 77.2% · Coalition 22.8% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
- Hughes (Canberra)Labor 78.3% · Coalition 21.7% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
- Lyons (Canberra)Labor 79.9% · Coalition 20.1% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
- Garran (Canberra)Labor 68.8% · Coalition 31.2% TPP (2025)2.2 km away
- YarralumlaLabor 67.8% · Coalition 32.2% TPP (2025)3.1 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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