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Griffith, 2603

Est. population · Jun 2025

6,176

Growth (1 yr)

+1.2%

Growth (5 yr)

+9.7%

Median age

38

Median income

$2,542/wk

Employment rate

69.3%

University qualified

60.6%

Work from home

12.8%

Median land value · 2026

$201,060

Languages at home

20.4%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, French, Nepali

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

65.1/100
Good

Top 10% of Australian Capital Territory's suburbs

Verified 95% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Café precinct
  • Heritage area
  • Walkable
  • Arts precinct
  • High desirability
What Griffith is known for: Café precinct, Heritage area, Walkable, Arts precinct, High desirability

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Suburb profile

Griffith is a mixed commercial-residential suburb of Canberra, in Unincorporated ACT, where heritage streetscapes sit alongside dense residential and commercial development. Notable landmarks include Kingston Hotel, St Paul's Church and Manuka Oval and Caretaker's Cottage.

Mapped flood cover is an exceptional strength, with mapped flood cover 100% below the peer median, and heritage listings are more concentrated than in comparable places, well above typical levels for mixed commercial-residential suburbs, and household incomes sit well above the peer median, and working from home is more common than in comparable places, with working from home 12% above the peer median. The main trade-offs are relatively limited childcare access and weaker population growth, with childcare access 50% below the peer median.

Overall, Griffith suits people prioritising heritage character over nearby family services.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Mixed commercial-residential suburb · compared with mixed commercial-residential suburbs in Australian Capital Territory (10)

Strengths

  • Mapped flood cover is a relative strength
  • Heritage listings are more concentrated than in comparable places
  • Household incomes sit well above the peer median
  • Working from home is more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Childcare access is relatively limited
  • Population has been growing more slowly than in comparable places, or declining

What stands out

  • Heritage streetscapes
  • Kingston Hotel
  • St Paul's Church
  • Manuka Oval and Caretaker's Cottage

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Griffith compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median land value

$201k

0.0% unimproved value

Median rent (Census)

$462/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

6,176

+1.2% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

9.9%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#1

among Metro Canberra · Emerging

Crime rate

72nd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

69th

percentile in ACT

Rented dwellings

41%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

90th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
65.1/100 — Good
State standing
Top 10% of Australian Capital Territory's suburbs
National rank
169th in Australia
State rank
10th in ACT
Peer rank
#1 among Metro Canberra · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#10 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Data confidence
95%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Median unimproved land value (2026)
$201,060
Land value change
0%
Valued parcels
3,570

Median unimproved land value is the statutory land valuation, not a house or unit sale price. ACT does not publish open suburb-level median sales.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

  • ACT unimproved land values (no open suburb-level rent or sales) — ACT Government — dataACT / Valuation · 2026 · Updated · Annual unimproved land values by parcel, median by suburb

Population

Estimated resident population

6,176(June 2025)

+1.2% annual · +9.7% over 5 years · 69th percentile in ACT

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.2%
5-year growth
+9.7%
Change in 1 year
+71
Change in 5 years
+545
Growth rank in ACT
69th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~7,000), extrapolated at +2.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

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
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$462
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
25.6% / 33% / 41.4%
Employment rate
69.3%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
12.8% / 5.7% / 59%
Walked or cycled to work
11.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
826 / 249 / 1,238

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

60.6% of adults have a university degree, compared with 42.9% across Australian Capital Territory. 5.6% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified60.6% · 42.9% ACT
  • Diploma qualified6.9% · 9.3% ACT
  • Trade / vocational5.6% · 10.7% ACT
  • Year 12 or below26.9% · 37.1% ACT

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Society and culture33.3%
  • Management and commerce20.6%
  • Health10.6%
  • Engineering and related technologies6.4%
  • Natural and physical sciences6.3%
  • Education6%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$94,020

100th percentile in ACT · +60% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$92,619

92nd percentile in ACT · +42% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
24.0%

92nd percentile in ACT · +74% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$167,954

92nd percentile in ACT · +165% vs Australia

Residents with business income
7.0%

24th percentile in ACT · -33% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2603 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
8,173
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,975
Median net rent
-$1,887
Taxpayers reporting business income
569
Taxable income vs state median
+25%
Salary / wages vs state median
+13%
Rental investment vs state median
+50%
Super vs state median
+61%
Business income vs state median
0%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in ACT, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

20.4% speak a language other than English at home; 27.7% born overseas

Language at home
4,080 English only · 1,048 other
Non-English at home
20.4%
Born overseas
1,426 (27.7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
57 (1.1%)
Australian citizens
4,698
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
31

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Mandarin50 · 12.1%
  • French42 · 10.2%
  • Nepali32 · 7.8%
  • Spanish24 · 5.8%
  • Greek20 · 4.9%
  • Italian20 · 4.9%
  • Bengali17 · 4.1%
  • Korean15 · 3.6%

Religion

48.4%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 48.4%, while Christianity accounts for 36.7%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion48.4%43.5%
Christianity36.7%38.1%
Hinduism2.8%4.5%
Islam2.4%3.2%
Other / not stated9.7%10.7%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic17.8%19.3%
Anglican10%8.2%
Uniting Church2%1.8%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
162
Against the person
11
Against property
98
Rate per 1,000 residents
26.2
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 484 residents
State crime-rate percentile
71.7th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-44.4%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
7
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
1.13

Most common offence types

  • Burglary Dwellings10
  • Burglary Other15
  • Other Offences53
  • Property Damage19
  • Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)47

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • ACT road crash data — ACT Government / AFP crash reports · 2020–latest · Updated · Reported crash points from 2020 onward
  • ACT crime statistics by suburb (quarterly) — ACT Policing / dataACT · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Quarterly XLSX release

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
10
Median school ICSEA (10 schools)
1,124
Median ICSEA percentile
90th
School list
  • St Edmund's College CanberraCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1080 · 79th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 935 students · Top SEA quarter 32% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Canberra Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1187 · 99th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 2,116 students · Top SEA quarter 77% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • St Clare's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1087 · 81th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 887 students · Top SEA quarter 35% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
  • Narrabundah Early Childhood SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 990 · 42th percentile · LBOTE 40% · 53 students · Top SEA quarter 31% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Telopea Park SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 1153 · 96th percentile · LBOTE 65% · 1,586 students · Top SEA quarter 65% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • St Benedict's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1061 · 72th percentile · LBOTE 25% · 165 students · Top SEA quarter 25% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Forrest Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1145 · 94th percentile · LBOTE 46% · 479 students · Top SEA quarter 62% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Narrabundah CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1131 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 65% · 977 students · Top SEA quarter 56% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Red Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1133 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 47% · 720 students · Top SEA quarter 59% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
  • St Bede's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1117 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 261 students · Top SEA quarter 46% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • childcarechildcare

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Amenities

220 mapped amenities

13 restaurants · 8 cafes · 3 pubs · 1 bars · 3 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 3 fast food · 2 bakeries

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Good local dining options — 30 food & drink venues nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 17 parks mapped in suburb, 4 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 22 public transport stops
  • Good everyday shopping nearby — 7 shops and services
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 29 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
100/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
1.5
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
5.63
Parks per 1,000 residents
3.19
Food & drink(30)
  • Bakery
  • Tip Top BakeryBakery

    2-6 Leeton Street

  • Joe's BarBar

    69 Canberra Avenue, Griffith

  • Down Town Milk BarCafe
  • Gryphons Caffe BarCafe

    16 Barker Street, Griffith

  • KismetCafe
  • Mee SushiCafe
  • RecessCafe
  • Ricetta CafeCafe

    Palmerston Lane

  • Sweet Little CafeCafe
  • Urban PantryCafe
  • Grill'dFast food
  • McDonald'sFast food
  • ZambreroFast food
  • Eastlakes Football ClubPub

    3 Oxley Street

  • Kingston HotelPub
  • Pub
  • Agostinis Italian RestaurantRestaurant

    69 Canberra Avenue, Griffith

  • AubergineRestaurant

    18 Barker Street

  • BellucisRestaurant
  • CaphsRestaurant
  • El TorogozRestaurant
  • Kopi TiamRestaurant
  • My CafeRestaurant
  • PâtissezRestaurant

    21 Bougainville Street

  • Rubicon RestaurantRestaurant

    6A Barker Street, Griffith

  • SOI VIII Thai on GriffithRestaurant

    Unit 1 8 Barker Street, Griffith

  • Sonamu Korean RestaurantRestaurant

    4 Barker Street, Griffith

  • Thai CornarRestaurant
  • Timmys KitchenRestaurant
Shopping(10)
  • BottlemartBottle shop
  • Local LiquorBottle shop

    2 Barker Street, Griffith

  • Bayldon Meat OnlineButcher

    129 Canberra Avenue

  • Griffith ButcheryButcher

    10 Barker Street, Griffith

  • BP ShopConvenience store

    77 Canberra Avenue

  • Reddy ExpressConvenience store
  • ColesSupermarket

    18 Flinders Way

  • Griffith GrocerSupermarket

    2 Barker Street

  • Organic EnergySupermarket

    8A Barker Street

Everyday services(11)
  • ATM
  • bpATM
  • ANZBank
  • Commonwealth BankBank
  • St.GeorgeBank
  • WestpacBank
  • Evie at BP KingstonEV charging
  • Evie NetworksEV charging
  • BP Express KingstonPetrol station
  • Shell GriffithPetrol station
  • Manuka Post OfficePost office
Community(5)
  • Childcare
  • Griffith Neighbourhood CentreCommunity centre

    53 Stuart Street

  • Red Hill Primary - Pre-SchoolSchool
  • School

    1 McMillan Crescent

  • St Edmund's CollegeSchool

    110 Canberra Avenue, Griffith

Health & services(4)
  • Orthoclinic Specialist OrthodonticsClinic

    27 Bougainville Street

  • Manuka Dental CareDentist
  • iChemistPharmacy

    Unit 3 12 Barker Street

  • Manuka Vet HospitalVeterinary

    85 Flinders Way

Sport & outdoors(55)
  • BBQ
  • CBR Cycle Route C2Cycling route
  • CBR Cycle Route C4Cycling route
  • Manuka to Lake Burley GriffinCycling route
  • Drinking water
  • Fitness station
  • AHERN FitnessGym

    82 Canberra Avenue, Griffith

  • Bass Gardens parkPark
  • Griffith ParkPark
  • Park (15)
  • Light Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
  • Stokes Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
  • Throsby Lane Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
  • Wells Gardens Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
  • Public toilets
  • Manuka Swimming PoolSports centre
  • Kingston OvalSports field
  • Lonergan OvalSports field
  • O'Brien OvalSports field
  • Sports field
  • Standen OvalSports field
  • Watters OvalSports field
  • Manuka PoolSwimming pool
  • Ramada Diplomat CanberraSwimming pool
  • Swimming pool (15)
  • alternate Centenary trailWalking trail
  • Canberra Centenary Trail - HikingWalking trail
Places to stay(2)
  • East HotelHotel

    69 Canberra Avenue, Griffith

  • Ramada by Wyndham Diplomat CanberraHotel

    2 Hely Street

Entertainment(3)
  • M16 ArtspaceArts centre

    Blaxland Crescent

  • Manuka Art CentreArts centre
  • Greater Union ManukaCinema
Transport(22)

22 bus stops

Other(33)
  • GatherArtwork
  • Essence Beauty Salon and SpaBeauty salon

    4 Barker Street, Griffith

  • Bench (2)
  • PlonkBeverages
  • Bicycle Parking
  • PaperchainBooks
  • MycarCar repair
  • BPCar wash
  • MBE CanberraCopyshop

    2 Captain Cook Crescent

  • White Ladies FuneralsFuneral Directors
  • Garden (16)
  • Mountain Creek WholefoodsHealth Food

    14 Barker Street, Griffith

  • GelatissimoIce Cream

    Flinders Way

  • iSkate ParkIce Rink

    125 Canberra Avenue

  • Jungle GolfMiniature Golf

    125 Canberra Avenue

  • Manuka NewsagencyNewsagent
  • NewspowerNewsagent

    4 Barker Street, Griffith

  • Parking (22)
  • RamadaParking
  • St Edmund's College CanberraParking
  • St Pauls'sParking
  • Parking Entrance (4)
  • Parking Space (4)
  • Maureen Bailey & Associations PhysiotherapistsPhysiotherapist
  • Picnic Table
  • St Paul's Anglican Church, ManukaPlace of worship
  • Public Building
  • Shelter
  • Baptist CareSocial Facility

    45 Blaxland Crescent

  • St Edmund's College GymSports Hall
  • Manuka OvalStadium
  • Telephone (2)
  • Waste Basket (3)

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

4 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • East Lakes Football Club
  • Eastlakes Football Club
  • Power Kart Raceway

    Karting · +61 2 6239 5599

  • Table Tennis ACT

    Table Tennis

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Bass Gardens parkPark
  • Griffith ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
12.3%
Woodland / forest cover
0.1%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
20
Parks (OSM)
17
Typical summer maximum
27°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • St Paul's Anglican Church, Manuka

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
4
Nearest hospital
Barton Private Hospital (1.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1
Aged-care services
3
Residential aged-care places
161

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Manuka Dental CareDentist
  • Maureen Bailey & Associations PhysiotherapistsPhysiotherapist
  • iChemistBarker StreetPharmacy
  • Orthoclinic Specialist OrthodonticsBougainville StreetClinic
Aged-care services
  • BaptistCare GriffithGRIFFITHResidential
  • Community Options Inc.GRIFFITHHome Care
  • Life Without Barriers ACTGRIFFITHHome Care

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
89
Participants per 1,000 residents
14.4

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
27° / 12°
Rainfall
171 mm · ~21 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
21° / 7°
Rainfall
169 mm · ~21 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
12° / 1°
Rainfall
183 mm · ~23 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
19° / 6°
Rainfall
212 mm · ~26 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from ACT planning register.

2026· 12 proposals

  • August 2026

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  • July 2026

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2025· 12 proposals

  • December 2025

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  • November 2025

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2024· 18 proposals

  • December 2024

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  • November 2024

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  • October 2024

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  • September 2024

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  • August 2024

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2023· 1 proposal

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Data sources & freshness

  • Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · 2026 · Updated

Roadworks & transport

2 active roadworks / incidents

  • 52 Leichhardt Street External Service WorksLeichhardt Street both directions between house number 59 - 61.28 May 2026 – 27 Nov 2026
  • TTM 24060 CED - International & BBL Cricket - 2026/27 Manuka Oval2026/2027 International & BBL Cricket fixtures: Venues Canberra - Major Event Hours:All road closure activations to commence 2 hours prior to commencement of each fixture.Men's T2OI: Australia V England on Wednesday, 2 December 2026: from 3:45PM to 11:59 PM.BBL: Sydney Thunder V Adelaide Strikers on Wednesday, 16 December 2026: from 4:00PM to 11:59 PM.BBL: Sydney Sixers V Adelaide Strikers on Sunday, 3 January 2027: from 4:00 PM to 11:59 PM.BBL: Sydney Thunder V Melbourne Stars on Monday, 11 January 2027: from 4:00 PM to 11:59 PM.Women's ODI: Australia V New Zealand on Saturday 6 March 2027: from 11:30 AM to 11:59 AM.Road Closure for all the events listed on the above: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)01 Dec 2026 – 06 Mar 2027

Data sources & freshness

  • Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated

Heritage

253 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

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via ACT Bushfire Prone Area (SBMP 2026) mapping. Flood cover uses the 1% AEP flood extent against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Canberra
Member of Parliament
Alicia PAYNE (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
102,942
Turnout (2025)
92.7%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+4.0 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 23.6%Labor 76.4%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.8 km away).

Coalition 26.9%Labor 73.1%

3.3 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +4.4 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • GriffithLabor 72.3% · Coalition 27.7% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
  • BartonLabor 77.3% · Coalition 22.7% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
  • NarrabundahLabor 72.7% · Coalition 27.3% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
  • Narrabundah SouthLabor 73.5% · Coalition 26.5% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
  • Red HillLabor 70.6% · Coalition 29.4% TPP (2025)1.5 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

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Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

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