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ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council

Evatt, ACT, 2617

Current weather

12.7°COvercast

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

Desirability index

95.3/100

#6 among Metro Canberra suburbs

How this score is calculated

Suburb snapshot

Evatt is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 5,531 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 27 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with falling year-on-year trends (-13%), roughly 4.9 offences per 1,000 residents, 3 school and preschool sites 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 hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.

Population

Population
5,531
Median age
37
Median household income / week
$2,428
Dwelling vacancy
3.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
68 of 2,033
Median monthly mortgage
$2,000
Employment rate
67.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
110 / 41 / 23

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)
27
Against the person
3
Against property
13
Rate per 1,000 residents
4.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 1,844 residents
State safety percentile
17th (lower crime is better)
Year-on-year change
-12.9%

Most common offence types

  • Assault - Fv2
  • Assault - Non-Fv1
  • Burglary Dwellings3
  • Other Offences11
  • Property Damage8

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
3
Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
1,077
  • Evatt Primary SchoolPrimary
  • Miles Franklin Primary SchoolPrimary
  • St Monica's Primary SchoolPrimary

Data sources & freshness

Planning & development

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

53 planning-related records

2026· 3 proposals

  • June 2026

  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENActive

  • January 2026

  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted
2025· 6 proposals

  • September 2025

  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted

  • February 2025

  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted

  • January 2025

  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted
2024· 5 proposals

  • December 2024

  • RESL
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted

  • July 2024

  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted

  • March 2024

  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted

  • January 2024

  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted
2023· 15 proposals

  • December 2023

  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted

  • November 2023

  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted

  • October 2023

  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted

  • September 2023

  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted

  • August 2023

  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted

  • July 2023

  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted

  • May 2023

  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted

  • March 2023

  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted

  • February 2023

  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted
2022· 8 proposals

  • November 2022

  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted

  • October 2022

  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted

  • August 2022

  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted

  • July 2022

  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted

  • April 2022

  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted
2021· 9 proposals

  • December 2021

  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted

  • November 2021

  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    EVATT · BELCONNENCompleted
2020· 7 proposals

7 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.

Data sources & freshness

  • Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site

Amenities

82 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • ATM
  • La Florentina Hot BakeBakery
  • In Skin CareBeauty salon
  • Bench (14)
  • Bicycle Parking
  • Ashkanasy Crescent 2nd after Clancy StreetBus stop
  • Ashkanasy Crescent after Clancy StreetBus stop
  • Ashkanasy Crescent after Copland DriveBus stop
  • Ashkanasy Crescent after Jenks PlaceBus stop
  • Ashkanasy Crescent after Keenan 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 · Weekly refresh

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics
3
Emergency department
Not in suburb
  • Dentistdentist
  • Evatt Pharmacypharmacy
  • Medical Centreclinic

Data sources & freshness

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

Heritage

1 state heritage place

  • St Paul's Burial Ground 3 - Registered Places or Objects

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site

Childcare

2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • Gumnut Place Child Carekindergarten
  • Miles Franklin Preschoolkindergarten

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)
69
Parks (OSM)
5

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
95.3/100
Cohort rank
#6 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

  • Gumnut Place Child Carechildcarekindergarten
  • Miles Franklin Preschoolchildcarekindergarten
  • St Paul's Burial Groundheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
  • Dentisthealthdentist
  • Evatt Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
  • Medical Centrehealthclinic
  • RESLplanningEVATT · BELCONNENLodged 19 Dec 2024 · Completed
  • SUBCplanningEVATT · BELCONNENLodged 17 Jun 2026 · Active
  • SUBCplanningEVATT · BELCONNENLodged 16 Jan 2026 · Completed
  • SUBCplanningEVATT · BELCONNENLodged 14 Jan 2026 · Completed

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
  • Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · 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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