ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Flynn (ACT), ACT, 2615
Current weather
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Desirability index
#10 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Flynn (ACT) is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 3,671 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 10 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with rising year-on-year trends (+11%), roughly 2.7 offences per 1,000 residents, a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 3,671
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $2,728
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 61 of 1,276
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 65.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 70 / 42 / 0
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)
- 10
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 7
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 2.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1,224 residents
- State safety percentile
- 3.6th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +11.1%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Non-Fv1
- Burglary Dwellings1
- Property Damage2
- Sexual Assault2
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)4
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).
45 planning-related records
2026· 4 proposals
June 2026
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENActive
April 2026
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENActive
March 2026
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
February 2026
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
2025· 5 proposals
July 2025
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
June 2025
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
May 2025
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
March 2025
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
2024· 6 proposals
December 2024
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
March 2024
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
February 2024
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
January 2024
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
2023· 4 proposals
July 2023
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
June 2023
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
March 2023
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
January 2023
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
2022· 14 proposals
December 2022
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
October 2022
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
August 2022
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
July 2022
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
May 2022
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
March 2022
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
February 2022
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
January 2022
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
2021· 7 proposals
December 2021
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
November 2021
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
September 2021
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
July 2021
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
May 2021
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
February 2021
- SUBCFLYNN · BELCONNENCompleted
2020· 5 proposals
5 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
36 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bench (4)
- Bicycle Parking
- Charnwood Shops Tillyard DrBus stop
- Companion Crescent after 2nd Nulsen CircuitBus stop
- Companion Crescent after Dolling CrescentBus stop
- Companion Crescent after Ginninderra DriveBus stop
- Companion Crescent after Kingsford Smith DriveBus stop
- Companion Crescent after Meiklejohn PlaceBus stop
- Companion Crescent after Millard PlaceBus stop
- Companion Crescent after Noble PlaceBus 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
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
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
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)
- 57
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
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
- 91.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #10 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
- SUBCplanningFLYNN · BELCONNENLodged 23 Jun 2026 · Active
- SUBCplanningFLYNN · BELCONNENLodged 17 Apr 2026 · Active
- SUBCplanningFLYNN · BELCONNENLodged 12 Mar 2026 · Completed
- SUBCplanningFLYNN · BELCONNENLodged 27 Feb 2026 · Completed
- SUBCplanningFLYNN · BELCONNENLodged 25 Jul 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningFLYNN · BELCONNENLodged 10 Jul 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningFLYNN · BELCONNENLodged 24 Jun 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningFLYNN · BELCONNENLodged 20 May 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningFLYNN · BELCONNENLodged 02 Mar 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningFLYNN · BELCONNENLodged 04 Dec 2024 · Completed
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Updated on site
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