Garran, ACT, 2605

Population

3,706

Median age

41

Median household income / week

$2,985

Dwelling vacancy

7%

Unoccupied private dwellings

95 of 1,352

Median monthly mortgage

$2,600

Employment rate

59.7%

Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)

63 / 283 / 208

Total offences (2025 Q2 Apr-Jun)

49

Against the person

12

Against property

16

Rate per 1,000 residents

13.2

Person-crime prevalence

About 1 in 309 residents

State safety percentile

69.6th (lower crime is better)

Year-on-year change

+32.4%

Most common offence types

• Assault - Fv4
• Assault - Non-Fv8
• Other Offences21
• Property Damage6
• Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)7

Schools & preschools

3

Median school ICSEA (3 schools)

1,130

• Garran Primary SchoolPrimary
• Malkara SchoolSpecial
• Sts Peter and Paul Primary SchoolPrimary

2 active roadworks / incidents

• Garran Primary School ExtensionGarran Oval gravel car park on the easter side of the Garran Scout Group building will be closed.31 May 2025 – 04 Dec 2026
• TTM 26047 Shape - Bateson Road - TTM 1Bateson Road both directions will be closed at the un named road adjacent to Building 12. (Former emergency department access road).11 pm - 6 am (nightly) as required Monday to Sunday.15 Jun 2026 – 29 Nov 2026

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

66 planning-related records

139 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

• Garran BakeryBakery
• Bench (42)
• Bicycle Parking (5)
• The Canberra Hospital bicycle cageBicycle Parking
• 2600Bus stop
• Bateson Road after Hospital RoadBus stop
• Bateson Road before Canberra HospitalBus stop
• Canberra Hospital, Yamba DrBus stop
• Gilmore Crescent 2nd after Hartigan StreetBus stop
• Gilmore Crescent after 2nd Ingamells StreetBus stop

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

• Red Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve

Hospitals & GP clinics

11

Emergency department

On site

• Brindabella Specialist Centreclinic
• Canberra Hospitalhospital
• Canberra Imaging Groupdoctor
• Capital Pathologysample_collection
• Central Outpatientsclinic
• Garran Lifeblood Donor CentreDann Closeblood_donation
• Garran Medical Centreclinic
• Garran Pharmacypharmacy
• Gastrotract Endoscopy Centredoctor
• National Capital Private HospitalHospital Roadhospital

IRSAD decile (2021)

10/10

IRSD decile (2021)

10/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

2 state heritage places

• 1 Astley Place 3 - Registered Places or Objects
• 13 Furphy Place 3 - Registered Places or Objects

2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

• Goodstart Early Learning Garrankindergarten
• Woden Valley Child Care Centrekindergarten

Bushfire planning zone

No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via ACT Bushfire Prone Area (SBMP) mapping.

Parks & woodland (OSM)

8

Parks (OSM)

4

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Desirability score

91.2/100

Cohort rank

#9 among Metro Canberra suburbs

• Goodstart Early Learning Garranchildcarekindergarten
• Woden Valley Child Care Centrechildcarekindergarten
• 1 Astley Placeheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
• 13 Furphy Placeheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
• Brindabella Specialist Centrehealthclinic
• Canberra Hospitalhealthhospital
• Canberra Imaging Grouphealthdoctor
• Capital Pathologyhealthsample_collection
• Central Outpatientshealthclinic
• Garran Lifeblood Donor CentrehealthDann Closeblood_donation