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ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council

Holt, ACT, 2615

Current weather

12.4°COvercast

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

Desirability index

54.5/100

#49 among Metro Canberra suburbs

How this score is calculated

Suburb snapshot

Holt is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 5,628 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 62 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with falling year-on-year trends (-30%), roughly 11.0 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
5,628
Median age
36
Median household income / week
$1,983
Dwelling vacancy
6.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
154 of 2,444
Median monthly mortgage
$1,950
Employment rate
63.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
155 / 771 / 157

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)
62
Against the person
9
Against property
36
Rate per 1,000 residents
11
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 625 residents
State safety percentile
64.3th (lower crime is better)
Year-on-year change
-30.3%

Most common offence types

  • Assault - Non-Fv6
  • Motor Vehicle Theft2
  • Other Offences17
  • Property Damage9
  • Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)23

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)
1,013.5
  • Cranleigh SchoolSpecial
  • Kingsford Smith SchoolCombined

Data sources & freshness

Planning & development

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

61 planning-related records

2026· 6 proposals

  • June 2026

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  • April 2026

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  • January 2026

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2025· 2 proposals

  • November 2025

  • SUBC
    HOLT · BELCONNENCompleted

  • July 2025

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    HOLT · BELCONNENCompleted
2024· 2 proposals

  • May 2024

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  • February 2024

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    HOLT · BELCONNENCompleted
2023· 9 proposals

  • November 2023

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    HOLT · BELCONNENCompleted

  • August 2023

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  • July 2023

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  • May 2023

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2022· 14 proposals

  • December 2022

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    HOLT · BELCONNENCompleted

  • October 2022

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  • September 2022

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  • August 2022

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  • July 2022

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2021· 16 proposals

  • November 2021

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  • September 2021

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2020· 12 proposals

12 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.

Data sources & freshness

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

Amenities

127 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • BWSAlcohol
  • The Bottle-OAlcohol
  • ATM
  • Lash & BeautyBeauty salon
  • Bench (16)
  • Bicycle Parking (2)
  • Beaurepaire Crescent after Armstrong CrescentBus stop
  • Beaurepaire Crescent after Messenger StreetBus stop
  • Beaurepaire Crescent after Pickworth StreetBus stop
  • Beaurepaire Crescent after Rice PlaceBus 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

  • Holt PlaygroundPark

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics
6
Emergency department
Not in suburb
  • Capital Pathologysample_collection
  • Caremore Pharmacypharmacy
  • Holt Medical CentreHolt Placedoctor
  • Holt Physiotherapy Clinicphysiotherapist
  • Kippax Chinese Medicine Clinicalternative
  • Ochre Medical Centre Kippaxclinic

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
6/10

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

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

2 state heritage places

  • Aboriginal RecordingsStockdill Drive Pipe4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsStockdill Drive PAD4 - 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

  • Move Early Learningkindergarten

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)
216
Parks (OSM)
19

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
54.5/100
Cohort rank
#49 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

  • Move Early Learningchildcarekindergarten
  • Aboriginal RecordingsheritageStockdill Drive Pipe4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsheritageStockdill Drive PAD4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Capital Pathologyhealthsample_collection
  • Caremore Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
  • Holt Medical CentrehealthHolt Placedoctor
  • Holt Physiotherapy Clinichealthphysiotherapist
  • Kippax Chinese Medicine Clinichealthalternative
  • Ochre Medical Centre Kippaxhealthclinic
  • Holt Playgroundgovernmentpark

Data sources & freshness

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