Griffith (ACT), ACT, 2603

Population

5,328

Median age

38

Median household income / week

$2,542

Dwelling vacancy

9.9%

Unoccupied private dwellings

256 of 2,574

Median monthly mortgage

$2,118

Employment rate

69.3%

Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)

119 / 249 / 1,238

Total offences (2025 Q2 Apr-Jun)

69

Against the person

5

Against property

36

Rate per 1,000 residents

13

Person-crime prevalence

About 1 in 1,066 residents

State safety percentile

68.8th (lower crime is better)

Year-on-year change

-25.8%

Most common offence types

• Assault - Non-Fv2
• Burglary Other6
• Other Offences28
• Property Damage6
• Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)21

Schools & preschools

2

Median school ICSEA (2 schools)

1,083.5

• St Clare's CollegeSecondary
• St Edmund's College CanberraCombined

5 active roadworks / incidents

• 52 Leichhardt Street ConstructionLeichhardt Street - (both directions): from Cunningham Street to Burke Crescent.7 am - 6 pm Monday to Saturday as required.05 Jun 2025 – 25 Sep 2026
• 52 Leichhardt Street External Service WorksLeichhardt Street both directions between house number 59 - 61.28 May 2026 – 27 Nov 2026
• TTM 24060 TCCS - Manuka Oval 2026 AFL Season FixturesVenues Canberra - Corroboree Group Manuka Oval Event Hours:AFL: Giants v Fremantle: Saturday, 04/07/26: from 12:00PM to 4:15PM.Road Closure for all the events listed on the above:Saturday, 04/07/26: from 9:00AM to 6:00PM.Telopea Park (West): from Fitzroy Street to New South Wales Crescent.Fitzroy Street: from Empire Circuit to Telopea Park. (local traffic excepted)Manuka Circuit: from Canberra avenue to Fitzroy Street.Oxley Street: from Manuka Circle to Giles Street. (When required)Venues Canberra - Corroboree Group Manuka Oval Event Hours:AFL: Giants v Gold Coast Suns: Sunday, 09/08/26: from 11:45PM to 3:50PM.Road Closure for all the events listed on the above:Sunday, 09/08/26: from 9:00AM to 6:00PM.Telopea Park (West): from Fitzroy Street to New South Wales Crescent.Fitzroy Street: from Empire Circuit to Telopea Park. (local traffic excepted)Manuka Circuit: from Canberra avenue to Fitzroy Street.Oxley Street: from Manuka Circle to Giles Street. (When required)03 Jul 2026 – 09 Aug 2026
• TTM 26042 Dale Hitchcock - Canberra Avenue Pedestrian SignalsCanberra Avenue centre median at the Burke Crescent intersection.9:30 am - 3:15 pm (daily) Monday to Friday (School days).9:30 am - 4 pm (daily) Monday to Friday (Non School days).7 am - 5 pm (daily) Saturday and Sunday.Canberra Avenue centre median at the McMillan Crescent intersection.9:30 am - 3:15 pm (daily) Monday to Friday (School days).9:30 am - 4 pm (daily) Monday to Friday (Non School days).7 am - 5 pm (daily) Saturday and Sunday.17 May 2026 – 28 Aug 2026
• TTM 26042 Dale Hitchcock - Canberra Avenue Pedestrian Signals TTM 7 & TTM 8Cunningham Street: from Canberra Avenue to Leichhard Street. Local Traffic Excepted.Burke Crescent: from Canberra Avenue to Leichhard Street. Local TRaffic Excepted.Hely Street: from Canberra Avenue to Wenthworth Avenue. Local Traffic Excepted.Barrallier Street: from Canberra Avenue to Gregory Street. Local Traffic Excepted.McMillan Crescent: from Canberra Avenue to Wills Street. Local Traffic Excepted.9:30 am - 4 pm (daily) Monday to Friday.05 Jul 2026 – 24 Jul 2026

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

105 planning-related records

96 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

• BottlemartAlcohol
• Local LiquorAlcohol

  2 Barker Street, Griffith

• M16 ArtspaceArts centre

  Blaxland Crescent

• ATM
• bpATM
• Bakery
• ANZBank
• Commonwealth BankBank
• St.GeorgeBank
• WestpacBank

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

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

• Bass Gardens parkPark
• Griffith ParkPark

Hospitals & GP clinics

4

Emergency department

Not in suburb

• Manuka Dental Caredentist
• Maureen Bailey & Associations Physiotherapistsphysiotherapist
• Orthoclinic Specialist OrthodonticsBougainville Streetclinic
• iChemistBarker Streetpharmacy

IRSAD decile (2021)

10/10

IRSD decile (2021)

10/10

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

253 state heritage places

• Blandfordia 5 Housing Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
• Blandfordia 5 Housing Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
• Blandfordia 5 Housing Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
• Blandfordia 5 Housing Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
• Blandfordia 5 Housing Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
• Blandfordia 5 Housing Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
• Blandfordia 5 Housing Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
• Blandfordia 5 Housing Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
• Blandfordia 5 Housing Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
• Blandfordia 5 Housing Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

• childcarechildcare

Bushfire planning zone

No overlay at centroid

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

Parks & woodland (OSM)

20

Parks (OSM)

17

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

Desirability score

85.7/100

Cohort rank

#15 among Metro Canberra suburbs

• childcarechildcarechildcare
• Blandfordia 5 Housing Precinctheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
• Blandfordia 5 Housing Precinctheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
• Blandfordia 5 Housing Precinctheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
• Blandfordia 5 Housing Precinctheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
• Blandfordia 5 Housing Precinctheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
• Blandfordia 5 Housing Precinctheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
• Blandfordia 5 Housing Precinctheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
• Blandfordia 5 Housing Precinctheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
• Blandfordia 5 Housing Precinctheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects