ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Farrer, ACT, 2607
Current weather
11.9°COvercast
83% humidity · 11.7 km/h wind · 12.6° / 9.5° today · 21.5 mm rain
Desirability index
#89 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Farrer is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 3,787 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 7 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with rising year-on-year trends (+40%), roughly 1.8 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 3,787
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $2,540
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 77 of 1,442
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,600
- Employment rate
- 58%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 75 / 209 / 152
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)
- 7
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 2
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1.8
- State safety percentile
- 0.9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +40%
Most common offence types
- Other Offences5
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)2
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
- 1,098
- Farrer Primary 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).
41 planning-related records
2025· 4 proposals
December 2025
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
August 2025
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
March 2025
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2024· 7 proposals
November 2024
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
September 2024
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
August 2024
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
July 2024
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
June 2024
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
May 2024
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
April 2024
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2023· 7 proposals
November 2023
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
October 2023
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
June 2023
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
April 2023
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
February 2023
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2022· 7 proposals
December 2022
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
September 2022
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
August 2022
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
July 2022
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
March 2022
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
February 2022
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2021· 6 proposals
December 2021
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
August 2021
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
January 2021
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2020· 10 proposals
November 2020
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
October 2020
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
September 2020
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
August 2020
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
February 2020
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCFARRER · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site
Amenities
25 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bench
- Athllon Drive 2nd after Beasley StreetBus stop
- Athllon Drive at Beasley StreetBus stop
- Beasley Street after Lambrigg StreetBus stop
- Beasley Street after Marshall StreetBus stop
- Beasley Street after Wilkins StreetBus stop
- Beasley Street before Wilkins StreetBus stop
- Dookie Street after Hawkesbury CrescentBus stop
- Dookie Street after Longerenong StreetBus stop
- Lambrigg Street after Longerenong 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
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Pudney Street ReservePark
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
1 state heritage place
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesCLB2FR3 - Registered Places or Objects
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · 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)
- 7
- Parks (OSM)
- 7
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
- 17.9/100
- Cohort rank
- #89 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
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesheritageCLB2FR3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Pudney Street Reservegovernmentpark
- SUBCplanningFARRER · WODEN VALLEYLodged 05 Dec 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningFARRER · WODEN VALLEYLodged 29 Aug 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningFARRER · WODEN VALLEYLodged 19 Aug 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningFARRER · WODEN VALLEYLodged 01 Mar 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningFARRER · WODEN VALLEYLodged 29 Nov 2024 · Completed
- SUBCplanningFARRER · WODEN VALLEYLodged 03 Sep 2024 · Completed
- SUBCplanningFARRER · WODEN VALLEYLodged 02 Aug 2024 · Completed
- SUBCplanningFARRER · WODEN VALLEYLodged 29 Jul 2024 · Completed
Data sources & freshness
- 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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