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ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council

Higgins, ACT, 2615

Current weather

12.4°COvercast

81% humidity · 10.5 km/h wind · 13° / 9.9° today · 23.1 mm rain

Desirability index

80.2/100

#21 among Metro Canberra suburbs

How this score is calculated

Suburb snapshot

Higgins is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 3,321 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 30 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with falling year-on-year trends (-6%), roughly 9.0 offences per 1,000 residents, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, 1 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.

Population

Population
3,321
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$2,248
Dwelling vacancy
5.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
66 of 1,303
Median monthly mortgage
$2,000
Employment rate
62.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
85 / 30 / 23

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)
30
Against the person
8
Against property
9
Rate per 1,000 residents
9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 415 residents
State safety percentile
56.2th (lower crime is better)
Year-on-year change
-6.2%

Most common offence types

  • Assault - Fv4
  • Assault - Non-Fv2
  • Burglary Dwellings3
  • Other Offences13
  • Property Damage3

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

Roadworks & transport

1 active roadworks / incidents

  • TTE25-PBG-8171 Projex Building Group, The Henry Stage 4, Fullagar Cres, HigginsVarious internal roads within The Henry Retirement Village.19 Aug 2025 – 03 Sep 2027

Data sources & freshness

  • Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported

Planning & development

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

42 planning-related records

2025· 6 proposals

  • December 2025

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    HIGGINS · BELCONNENCompleted

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2024· 6 proposals

  • December 2024

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2023· 6 proposals

  • December 2023

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2022· 12 proposals

  • December 2022

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    HIGGINS · BELCONNENCompleted

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2021· 5 proposals

  • November 2021

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2020· 7 proposals

  • June 2020

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  • March 2020

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  • January 2020

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Data sources & freshness

  • Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site

Amenities

54 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Bench (3)
  • Bicycle Parking (3)
  • Castieau Crescent after Dethridge StreetBus stop
  • Castieau Street after Dethridge StreetBus stop
  • Castieau Street after Fullager CrescentBus stop
  • Castieau Street after Hodges StreetBus stop
  • Castieau Street after Kingsford Smith DriveBus stop
  • Castieau Street after Northmore CrescentBus stop
  • Cussen Street after Drake Brockman DriveBus stop
  • Cussen Street after Fullagar CrescentBus 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

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Tester ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics
5
Emergency department
Not in suburb
  • Belconnen Medical and Skin ClinicHiggins Placedoctor
  • CARM Therapiesalternative
  • Higgins Dentaldentist
  • Higgins Surgerydoctor
  • TerryWhite Chemmartpharmacy

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

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

Data sources & freshness

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)
53
Parks (OSM)
7

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
80.2/100
Cohort rank
#21 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

  • Belconnen Medical and Skin ClinichealthHiggins Placedoctor
  • CARM Therapieshealthalternative
  • Higgins Dentalhealthdentist
  • Higgins Surgeryhealthdoctor
  • TerryWhite Chemmarthealthpharmacy
  • Tester Parkgovernmentpark
  • SUBCplanningHIGGINS · BELCONNENLodged 03 Dec 2025 · Completed
  • SUBCplanningHIGGINS · BELCONNENLodged 25 Nov 2025 · Completed
  • SUBCplanningHIGGINS · BELCONNENLodged 30 Apr 2025 · Completed
  • SUBCplanningHIGGINS · BELCONNENLodged 10 Apr 2025 · Completed

Data sources & freshness

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