ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Holder (ACT), ACT, 2611
Current weather
12.5°COvercast
81% humidity · 8.5 km/h wind · 13.2° / 9.9° today · 23.8 mm rain
Desirability index
#20 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Holder (ACT) is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 2,816 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 5 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with falling year-on-year trends (-62%), roughly 1.8 offences per 1,000 residents, 2 school and preschool sites 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 and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 2,816
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $2,338
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 51 of 1,147
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 63.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 58 / 212 / 66
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)
- 5
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 3
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 2,816 residents
- State safety percentile
- 1.8th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -61.5%
Most common offence types
- Other Offences1
- Property Damage1
- Sexual Assault1
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)2
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
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 1,129.5
- Canberra Montessori SchoolPrimary
- St Jude's Primary 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).
33 planning-related records
2026· 1 proposal
February 2026
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKActive
2025· 3 proposals
June 2025
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
April 2025
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
January 2025
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2024· 7 proposals
October 2024
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
July 2024
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKActive
May 2024
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
April 2024
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
March 2024
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
February 2024
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2023· 6 proposals
November 2023
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
October 2023
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
August 2023
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
March 2023
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2022· 5 proposals
December 2022
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
August 2022
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
July 2022
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
April 2022
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
January 2022
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2021· 6 proposals
June 2021
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
May 2021
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
April 2021
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
January 2021
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2020· 5 proposals
September 2020
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
July 2020
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
May 2020
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
February 2020
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
- SUBCHOLDER · WESTON CREEKCompleted
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site
Amenities
46 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Local LiquorAlcohol
- Bench (4)
- Bicycle Parking (2)
- Blackwood Terrace after Calder CrescentBus stop
- Blackwood Terrace after Hyndes CrescentBus stop
- Blackwood Terrace after Mulley StreetBus stop
- Blackwood Terrace after Pearson StreetBus stop
- Blackwood Terrace after Tyers StreetBus stop
- Blackwood Terrace after Weingarth StreetBus stop
- Blackwood Terrace after Williamson 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
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Bill Kennedy Memorial ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 4
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Child Development Serviceclinic
- Community Paediatric and Child Health Serviceclinic
- Dr AK Marinosdoctor
- Holder Pharmacypharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
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
1 state heritage place
- Aboriginal RecordingsMontessori CMT4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Holder Early Childhood Centrekindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · 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)
- 16
- Parks (OSM)
- 16
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
- 82.2/100
- Cohort rank
- #20 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
- Holder Early Childhood Centrechildcarekindergarten
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageMontessori CMT4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Child Development Servicehealthclinic
- Community Paediatric and Child Health Servicehealthclinic
- Dr AK Marinoshealthdoctor
- Holder Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Bill Kennedy Memorial Parkgovernmentpark
- SUBCplanningHOLDER · WESTON CREEKLodged 18 Feb 2026 · Active
- SUBCplanningHOLDER · WESTON CREEKLodged 30 Jun 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningHOLDER · WESTON CREEKLodged 01 Apr 2025 · Completed
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · 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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