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ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council

Fisher (ACT), 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

50/100

#54 among Metro Canberra suburbs

How this score is calculated

Suburb snapshot

Fisher (ACT) is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 3,219 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show reported crime totals of around 16 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun, roughly 5.0 offences per 1,000 residents, 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
3,219
Median age
40
Median household income / week
$2,275
Dwelling vacancy
6.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
80 of 1,292
Median monthly mortgage
$2,354
Employment rate
62.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
77 / 69 / 139

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)
16
Against the person
4
Against property
6
Rate per 1,000 residents
5
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 805 residents
State safety percentile
17.9th (lower crime is better)
Year-on-year change
0%

Most common offence types

  • Assault - Fv2
  • Burglary Dwellings2
  • Other Offences6
  • Sexual Assault1
  • Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)3

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

Planning & development

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

39 planning-related records

2026· 3 proposals

  • June 2026

  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKActive

  • March 2026

  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKActive
2025· 9 proposals

  • December 2025

  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • November 2025

  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • June 2025

  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • May 2025

  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKActive
  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • March 2025

  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • January 2025

  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2024· 1 proposal

  • July 2024

  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2023· 2 proposals

  • August 2023

  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • January 2023

  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2022· 9 proposals

  • December 2022

  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • October 2022

  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • September 2022

  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • July 2022

  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • March 2022

  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • February 2022

  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • January 2022

  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2021· 12 proposals

  • December 2021

  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • November 2021

  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • September 2021

  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • July 2021

  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • June 2021

  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • April 2021

  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • January 2021

  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2020· 3 proposals

  • October 2020

  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted

  • March 2020

  • SUBC
    FISHER · WESTON CREEKCompleted

Data sources & freshness

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

Amenities

46 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Bbq
  • Chinese Therapy CentreBeauty salon
  • Bench (4)
  • Bicycle Parking (2)
  • Badimara Street after Kalgoorlie CrescentBus stop
  • Badimara Street opposite Mount Stromlo High SchoolBus stop
  • Kalgoorlie Crescent 2nd after Badimara StreetBus stop
  • Kalgoorlie Crescent after Badimara StreetBus stop
  • Kalgoorlie Crescent after Bendigo StreetBus stop
  • Kalgoorlie Crescent after Eleanora 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
1
Emergency department
Not in suburb
  • Fisher Family PracticeFisher Squaredoctor

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

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)
11
Parks (OSM)
11

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
50.0/100
Cohort rank
#54 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

  • Fisher Family PracticehealthFisher Squaredoctor
  • SUBCplanningFISHER · WESTON CREEKLodged 26 Jun 2026 · Active
  • SUBCplanningFISHER · WESTON CREEKLodged 18 Mar 2026 · Completed
  • SUBCplanningFISHER · WESTON CREEKLodged 05 Mar 2026 · Active
  • SUBCplanningFISHER · WESTON CREEKLodged 03 Dec 2025 · Completed
  • SUBCplanningFISHER · WESTON CREEKLodged 02 Dec 2025 · Completed
  • SUBCplanningFISHER · WESTON CREEKLodged 26 Nov 2025 · Completed
  • SUBCplanningFISHER · WESTON CREEKLodged 17 Jun 2025 · Completed
  • SUBCplanningFISHER · WESTON CREEKLodged 21 May 2025 · Completed
  • SUBCplanningFISHER · WESTON CREEKLodged 08 May 2025 · Active

Data sources & freshness

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