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ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Deakin, 2600
Est. population · Jun 2025
3,223
Growth (1 yr)
+1.4%
Growth (5 yr)
+5.6%
Median age
45
Median income
$3,117/wk
Employment rate
59.3%
Languages at home
18.1%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Hindi, Greek
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- High desirability
- Education hub
- Café precinct
- Heritage area
- Excellent transport
Suburb profile
In Unincorporated ACT, Deakin is a settled mid-sized suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with plenty of young families in the mix. Fitness and outdoor sport options are a real part of local life, not just a distant club trip away.
Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many metro suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Daily life works well on foot, with buses also serving the suburb. Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs.
Reported crime has been falling recently. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
Desirability rates good overall, led by stronger community and employment, plus schools and education compared with similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
Deakin snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
3,223
+1.4% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
10.2%
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
#1
among Metro Canberra · Mature
Safety
78th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
74th
percentile in ACT
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
94th
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
- 64.4/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 28% of Australian Capital Territory's suburbs
- National rank
- 608th in Australia
- State rank
- 30th in ACT
- Peer rank
- #1 among Metro Canberra · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #30 among Metro Canberra suburbs
- Data confidence
- 82%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
3,223(June 2025)
+1.4% annual · +5.6% over 5 years · 74th percentile in ACT
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.4%
- 5-year growth
- +5.6%
- Change in 1 year
- +43
- Change in 5 years
- +171
- Growth rank in ACT
- 74th 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 (~3,350), extrapolated at +0.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 3,124
- Median age
- 45
- Median household income / week
- $3,117
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 136 of 1,339
- Median monthly mortgage
- $3,180
- Employment rate
- 59.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 821 / 218 / 168
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)
- 101
- Against the person
- 6
- Against property
- 35
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 31.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 521 residents
- State safety percentile
- 77.9th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -28.2%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Non-Fv4
- Burglary Other8
- Motor Vehicle Theft7
- Other Offences60
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)14
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
- 5
- Median school ICSEA (5 schools)
- 1,142
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 94th
School list
- Alfred Deakin High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1132 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 39% · 881 students · Top SEA quarter 56% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
- Canberra Girls Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1177 · 98th percentile · LBOTE 32% · 1,203 students · Top SEA quarter 72% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- The Woden SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 1046 · 67th percentile · LBOTE 27% · 93 students · Top SEA quarter 32% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- Yarralumla Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1142 · 94th percentile · LBOTE 35% · 313 students · Top SEA quarter 62% · 1.4 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 →
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
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Urban Education Early Learning Centrekindergarten
- childcareStrickland Crescentchildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Amenities
305 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
3 restaurants · 7 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 1 places of worship · 4 playgrounds · 3 sports centres
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 15 parks mapped in suburb, 4 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 40 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 117 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 92/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 2.24
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 3.52
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 4.8
Food & drink(11)
- Cafe D’lishCafe
- Cafe eQCafe
- Double Shot Cafe-Expresso BarCafe
- King Street CafeCafe
- Mint CaféCafe
- Palette CafeCafe
- The Courtyard CafeCafe
- Canberra Deakin Football ClubPub
3 Grose Street Deakin
- Cape CodRestaurant
- Deakin Thai CuisineRestaurant
- Iori PlusRestaurant
Shopping(2)
- IGA DeakinSupermarket
Community(9)
- Childcare
125 Strickland Crescent, Deakin
- Urban Education Early Learning CentreKindergarten
- Alfred Deakin High SchoolSchool
- Canberra Girls Grammar SchoolSchool
- Canberra Girls' Grammar SchoolSchool
- Deakin School for Early LearningSchool
- Music CentreSchool
- The Woden SchoolSchool
- Canberra Bridge ClubTownhall
Health & services(10)
- Canberra Private HospitalHospital
- Canberra Private HospitalHospital
Unit 2 70 Kent Street
- Deakin Private HospitalHospital
63 Denison Street
- John James Healthcare CampusHospital
- The CAPS ClinicHospital
7 Phipps Close
- Canberra Specialist CentreMedical clinic
- Deakin Medical CentreMedical clinic
- Denison Street Medical CentreMedical clinic
77 Denison Street
- Deakin PharmacyPharmacy
- Kent Street Veterinary ClinicVeterinary
69 Kent Street
Sport & outdoors(133)
- Fitness FirstGym
81 Macgregor Street
- Latrobe ParkPark
- Park (13)
- Rosemary Dobson ParkPark
- Picnic area
- Bedford Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Hannah Place Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Lawley Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Playground
- CrossFit Twenty Hundred 6Sports centre
- Deakin Sports Therapy CentreSports centre
- West Deakin Hellenic Bowling ClubSports centre
- Mint OvalSports field
- South Canberra Netball AssociationSports field
- Sports field
- Kings Swimming PoolSwimming pool
- Swimming pool (105)
Entertainment(1)
- Beaver GalleriesArts centre
Transport(40)
40 bus stops
Other(39)
- Alfred DeakinArtwork
- ATM
- Royal Australian MintAttraction
- Service OneBank
75 Denison Street
- Bench (2)
- Bicycle Parking (2)
- Bleachers
- Deakin NewsagencyBooks
- Kmart Tyre & Auto Service CE DeakinCar repair
- Common (2)
- Westminster HouseDiplomatic
- Drinking water (5)
- Evie NetworksEV charging
- ExplorenEV charging
- Accsys ConsultingFixme
- Beaver GalleriesGallery
- Prink HairdressingHairdresser
- Hot Tub
- Information (3)
- Motorcycle Parking
- Outdoor Seating
- Latrobe Park Car ParkParking
- Parking
109 Kent Street
- Parking (49)
- Wilson ParkingParking
- Parking Entrance
- Coles Express DeakinPetrol station
- Picnic Table
- St Lukes Anglican ChurchPlace of worship
- Post Box (5)
- Deakin Post OfficePost office
- Deakin West Post OfficePost office
- Public toilets
- Shelter
- Gloria McKerrow HouseSocial Facility
- Multiple Sclerosis Society of the ACTSocial Facility
- Deakin StadiumStadium
- Vending machine
- Canberra Eye HospitalYes
4 Makin Place
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
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Latrobe ParkPark
- Rosemary Dobson ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 15
- Parks (OSM)
- 15
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
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- St Lukes Anglican 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
- 9
- Nearest hospital
- Canberra Private Hospital (0.6 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- On site
- Canberra Private HospitalKent StreetHospital
- Canberra Private HospitalHospital
- Deakin Medical CentreDoctor
- Deakin Private HospitalDenison StreetHospital
- Denison Street Medical CentreDenison StreetDoctor
- John James Healthcare CampusHospital
- The CAPS ClinicPhipps CloseHospital
- Canberra Eye HospitalMakin PlaceYes
- Deakin PharmacyPharmacy
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)
- 45
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 14.0
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· 9 proposals
August 2026
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
June 2026
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
May 2026
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
April 2026
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
March 2026
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
February 2026
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
2025· 15 proposals
November 2025
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
October 2025
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
August 2025
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
July 2025
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
June 2025
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
May 2025
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
March 2025
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
February 2025
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
2024· 13 proposals
December 2024
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
October 2024
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
September 2024
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
August 2024
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
July 2024
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
May 2024
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
April 2024
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
January 2024
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
2023· 4 proposals
December 2023
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
November 2023
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
September 2023
- SUBCDEAKIN · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · 2026 · Updated
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- CGGS - Temporary Access Topping RemovalGawler Crescent southbound direction between Fergusson Crescent and Bedford Street.7 am Monday 7 September 2026 to 5 pm Friday 18 September 2026.This road closure will remain in place until works have been completed.06 Sep 2026 – 18 Sep 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Heritage
11 heritage places
- 10 Gawler Crescent 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- 44 Beauchamp Street 1 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- 44 Beauchamp Street 1 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- 70 Dominion Circuit 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Canberra Church of England Girls Grammar School - Boarding House 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Deakin Anticline 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Deakin Anticline 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Deakin Anticline 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Historic Timber Bus Shelters of the ACTMacgregor St after Strickland Cr, Deakin3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Historic Timber Bus Shelters of the ACTMacgregor St after Strickland Cr, Deakin3 - 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
- 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 3.4 km away).
Coalition 28.4%Labor 71.6%
4.9 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +5.6 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Hughes (Canberra)Labor 78.3% · Coalition 21.7% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
- DeakinLabor 58.6% · Coalition 41.4% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
- YarralumlaLabor 67.8% · Coalition 32.2% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
- Curtin (Canberra)Labor 77.2% · Coalition 22.8% TPP (2025)2.4 km away
- Garran (Canberra)Labor 68.8% · Coalition 31.2% TPP (2025)2.4 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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