ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Franklin (ACT), ACT, 2913
Current weather
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82% humidity · 11.7 km/h wind · 12.8° / 9.8° today · 20.1 mm rain
Desirability index
#22 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Franklin (ACT) is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 7,484 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 41 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with falling year-on-year trends (-16%), roughly 5.5 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site 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 parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 7,484
- Median age
- 30
- Median household income / week
- $2,383
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 164 of 2,771
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,885
- Employment rate
- 76.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 116 / 350 / 955
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)
- 41
- Against the person
- 4
- Against property
- 24
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 5.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1,871 residents
- State safety percentile
- 22.3th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -16.3%
Most common offence types
- Burglary Dwellings3
- Motor Vehicle Theft3
- Other Offences13
- Property Damage7
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)9
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
- Franklin 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).
12 planning-related records
2026· 2 proposals
April 2026
- SUBCFRANKLIN · GUNGAHLINCompleted
February 2026
- SUBCFRANKLIN · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2025· 3 proposals
September 2025
- SUBCFRANKLIN · GUNGAHLINCompleted
August 2025
- SUBCFRANKLIN · GUNGAHLINCompleted
February 2025
- SUBCFRANKLIN · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2023· 3 proposals
September 2023
- SUBCFRANKLIN · GUNGAHLINCompleted
June 2023
- SUBCFRANKLIN · GUNGAHLINCompleted
March 2023
- SUBCFRANKLIN · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2022· 1 proposal
March 2022
- SUBCFRANKLIN · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2021· 1 proposal
April 2021
- SUBCFRANKLIN · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2020· 2 proposals
October 2020
- SUBCFRANKLIN · GUNGAHLINCompleted
April 2020
- SUBCFRANKLIN · GUNGAHLINCompleted
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site
Amenities
71 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BWSAlcohol
- Bbq (3)
- Bench (13)
- Cookies CyclesBicycle
227 Flemington Road
- Bicycle Parking (2)
- Flemington Road after Manning Clark CrescentBus stop
- Flemington Road after Nullarbor AvenueBus stop
- Flemington Road before 2nd Manning Clarke CrescentBus stop
- Flemington Road before Geikie StreetBus stop
- Hoskins Street after Cash 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
4 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Charlotte Carton ParkPark
- Franklin Community ParkPark
- Franklin WetlandsPark
- Gubur DhauraPark
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)
- 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
Heritage
2 state heritage places
- Aboriginal Places in the District of GungahlinJD23 - Registered Places or Objects
- Gubur DhauraAboriginal Ochre Quarry and Historic Mining Area3 - 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)
- 19
- Parks (OSM)
- 18
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
- 80.4/100
- Cohort rank
- #22 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 in the District of GungahlinheritageJD23 - Registered Places or Objects
- Gubur DhauraheritageAboriginal Ochre Quarry and Historic Mining Area3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Charlotte Carton Parkgovernmentpark
- Franklin Community Parkgovernmentpark
- Franklin Wetlandsgovernmentpark
- Gubur Dhauragovernmentpark
- SUBCplanningFRANKLIN · GUNGAHLINLodged 29 Apr 2026 · Completed
- SUBCplanningFRANKLIN · GUNGAHLINLodged 09 Feb 2026 · Completed
- SUBCplanningFRANKLIN · GUNGAHLINLodged 29 Sep 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningFRANKLIN · GUNGAHLINLodged 25 Aug 2025 · 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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