ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Forde, ACT, 2914
Current weather
12.4°COvercast
82% humidity · 11.7 km/h wind · 12.8° / 9.8° today · 20.1 mm rain
Desirability index
#2 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Forde is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 4,435 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 13 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with falling year-on-year trends (-35%), roughly 2.9 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 parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 4,435
- Median age
- 35
- Median household income / week
- $3,553
- Dwelling vacancy
- 2.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 36 of 1,413
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,481
- Employment rate
- 77.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 73 / 182 / 25
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)
- 13
- Against the person
- 2
- Against property
- 9
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 2.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 2,218 residents
- State safety percentile
- 4.5th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -35%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Fv1
- Burglary Dwellings3
- Other Offences2
- Other Offences Against A Person1
- Property Damage4
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).
13 planning-related records
2025· 3 proposals
October 2025
- SUBCFORDE · GUNGAHLINCompleted
May 2025
- SUBCFORDE · GUNGAHLINCompleted
February 2025
- SUBCFORDE · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2023· 2 proposals
August 2023
- SUBCFORDE · GUNGAHLINCompleted
July 2023
- SUBCFORDE · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2022· 3 proposals
December 2022
- SUBCFORDE · GUNGAHLINCompleted
September 2022
- SUBCFORDE · GUNGAHLINCompleted
August 2022
- SUBCFORDE · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2021· 1 proposal
April 2021
- SUBCFORDE · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2020· 4 proposals
September 2020
- SUBCFORDE · GUNGAHLINCompleted
July 2020
- SUBCFORDE · GUNGAHLINCompleted
June 2020
- SUBCFORDE · GUNGAHLINCompleted
February 2020
- SUBCFORDE · GUNGAHLINCompleted
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site
Amenities
70 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bbq (5)
- Bench (31)
- schoolBicycle Parking
- Amy Ackman Street after Francis Forde StreetBus stop
- Amy Ackman Street after Handbury WayBus stop
- Amy Ackman Street after Jessie StreetBus stop
- Amy Ackman Street after Turbayne CrescentBus stop
- Amy Ackman Street before Francis Forde StreetBus stop
- Amy Ackman Street before Jessie StreetBus stop
- Burgmann Anglican School FordeBus 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
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Forde Hill PlaygroundPark
- Heritage ParkPark
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
4 state heritage places
- Aboriginal RecordingsBPAD1 RTC pit c4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsBPAD1 RTC pit a4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsBPAD1 RTC pit b4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Yeddung Dhaura 3 - Registered Places or Objects
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Little Learning School Fordechildcare
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)
- 46
- Parks (OSM)
- 22
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
- 99.1/100
- Cohort rank
- #2 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
- Little Learning School Fordechildcarechildcare
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageBPAD1 RTC pit c4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageBPAD1 RTC pit a4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageBPAD1 RTC pit b4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Yeddung Dhauraheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Forde Hill Playgroundgovernmentpark
- Heritage Parkgovernmentpark
- SUBCplanningFORDE · GUNGAHLINLodged 27 Oct 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningFORDE · GUNGAHLINLodged 29 May 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningFORDE · GUNGAHLINLodged 11 Feb 2025 · Completed
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- 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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