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ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Holt, 2615
Est. population · Jun 2025
6,016
Growth (1 yr)
+0.4%
Growth (5 yr)
+12.7%
Median age
36
Median income
$1,983/wk
Employment rate
63.4%
Languages at home
20.3%non-English
Most common: Punjabi, Nepali, Vietnamese
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
- Café precinct
- Education hub
- Excellent transport
Suburb profile
Holt is a well-connected mid-sized suburb in Unincorporated ACT with everyday amenities close at hand. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with a strong presence of young families throughout. A practical retail strip keeps errands local: groceries and daily services without a long trip.
Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many metro suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Daily life works well on foot, with buses also serving the suburb. Property prices run toward the upper end of the local market.
Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. The area is still finding its shape, with new households arriving and the community evolving year by year.
Growth momentum, plus community and employment push the suburb to a good desirability read, even as schools and education look more ordinary among similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
Holt snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
6,016
+0.4% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
6.3%
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
#5
among Metro Canberra · Growth area
Safety
69th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
49th
percentile in ACT
Advantage (IRSAD)
8/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
62nd
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
- 66.6/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 18% of Australian Capital Territory's suburbs
- National rank
- 431st in Australia
- State rank
- 19th in ACT
- Peer rank
- #5 among Metro Canberra · Growth area suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #19 among Metro Canberra suburbs
- Data confidence
- 82%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
6,016(June 2025)
+0.4% annual · +12.7% over 5 years · 49th percentile in ACT
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.4%
- 5-year growth
- +12.7%
- Change in 1 year
- +23
- Change in 5 years
- +680
- Growth rank in ACT
- 49th 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 (~6,450), extrapolated at +1.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- 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)
- 1,354 / 771 / 157
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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)
- 151
- Against the person
- 34
- Against property
- 75
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 25.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 166 residents
- State safety percentile
- 69th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -62.9%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Fv10
- Assault - Non-Fv19
- Other Offences42
- Property Damage21
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)45
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- 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
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 1,036
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 62th
School list
- Kingsford Smith SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 991 · 43th percentile · LBOTE 35% · 742 students · Top SEA quarter 12% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
- Macgregor Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1050 · 68th percentile · LBOTE 42% · 590 students · Top SEA quarter 22% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- Cranleigh SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 1036 · 62th percentile · LBOTE 53% · 88 students · Top SEA quarter 27% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Move Early Learningkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Amenities
296 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
5 restaurants · 5 cafes · 1 pubs · 4 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 8 fast food · 1 libraries · 3 places of worship
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Good local dining options — 19 food & drink venues nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 19 parks mapped in suburb, 8 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 49 public transport stops
- Good everyday shopping nearby — 6 shops and services
- Strong local sport and recreation — 21 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 100/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.89
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 3.38
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 3.38
Food & drink(19)
- Bean OriginCafe
Unit 3 118 Hardwick Crescent
- BUNNY BEANS CaféCafe
64 Hardwick Crescent
- BZ BurgerCafe
- ICHI CafeCafe
Unit 29 48 Hardwick Crescent
- The Coffee ClubCafe
- Domino'sFast food
- Just TurkishFast food
Unit 4 160 Hardwick Crescent
- Kingsley's ChickenFast food
- McDonald'sFast food
- SubwayFast food
- Sushi NaraFast food
- Wok it upFast food
Unit 2A 23-25 Lathlain Street
- Yat Bun Tong Dumpling ExpressFast food
- Moby Dicks TavernPub
116 Hardwick Crescent
- Chinese InnRestaurant
Unit Shop 30
- Dawat-e-PunjabRestaurant
Unit Shop 123 68 Hardwick Crescent
- Kevin's PlaceRestaurant
- Pizza HutRestaurant
102 Hardwick Crescent
- Quan's KitchenRestaurant
68 Hardwick Crescent
Shopping(7)
- Elite Meats CanberraButcher
Unit Shop 12
- Kippax Asian Grocer & TeahouseGreengrocer
- AldiSupermarket
50-60 Hardwick Crescent
- IGASupermarket
- Kippax GrocerSupermarket
116 Hardwick Crescent
- WoolworthsSupermarket
Community(4)
- Move Early LearningKindergarten
- Kippax Public LibraryLibrary
Hardwick Crescent
- Holt Primary SchoolSchool
- Kingsford Smith SchoolSchool
Health & services(4)
- Ochre Medical Centre KippaxClinic
- Holt Medical CentreMedical clinic
8 Holt Place
- Caremore PharmacyPharmacy
- Kippax Veterinary HospitalVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(39)
- Club Lime KippaxGym
100 Hardwick Crescent
- Holt PlaygroundPark
- Park (17)
- Armstrong Crescent Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Boyle PlacePlayground
- Britten Jones Drive Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Cazaly Close Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Holt Community PlaygroundPlayground
- Playground (3)
- Kippax Tennis ClubSports centre
- Holt 101Sports field
- Holt 102Sports field
- Holt 105Sports field
- Holt 204Sports field
- Holt 205Sports field
- Holt 206Sports field
- Holt 207Sports field
- Holt 208Sports field
- Holt 209Sports field
- Holt 301Sports field
- Sports field
Transport(49)
49 bus stops
Other(46)
- BWSAlcohol
- The Bottle-OAlcohol
- Kippax Chinese Medicine ClinicAlternative
- ATM
- Lash & BeautyBeauty salon
- Bench (16)
- Bicycle Parking (3)
- SoftwasCar wash
- VinniesCharity
- Drinking water
- Pristine Dry CleanerDry Cleaning
- Fitness Station (7)
- Garden (20)
- Anatolian BarbershopHairdresser
- Hair By Kelsey JaneHairdresser
- Royal Shave BarbersHairdresser
- Scupltures Hair CanberraHairdresser
- UNO Hair DesignHairdresser
- KirkwoodHouseware
- Exquisite JewellersJewelry
- Raiders BelconnenLicensed Club
- ACT GovernmentParking
- Parking (53)
- Parking Entrance (2)
- Parking Space (18)
- 7-Eleven HoltPetrol station
- AmpolPetrol station
- Holt Physiotherapy ClinicPhysiotherapist
- Picnic Table (3)
- Grace CanberraPlace of worship
- Kippax Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
- Saint John the ApostlePlace of worship
- Australia PostPost Box
- Kipax Post OfficePost office
- Kippax Post OfficePost office
- Public toilets
- Capital PathologySample Collection
- Shelter (9)
- Early Learning Centre Holt - YMCA CanberraSocial Facility
- Telephone
- AA GiftsTobacco
- TSG Kippax Tobacco StationTobacco
Unit Shop 13b
- Track (5)
- My ValueVariety Store
- The Reject ShopVariety Store
- Waste Basket (4)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Holt PlaygroundPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 216
- Parks (OSM)
- 19
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
3 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Grace Canberra
- Kippax Uniting Church
- Saint John the Apostle
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 6
- Nearest hospital
- University of Canberra Hospital (6.4 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- Holt Physiotherapy ClinicPhysiotherapist
- Ochre Medical Centre KippaxClinic
- Capital PathologySample_Collection
- Caremore PharmacyPharmacy
- Holt Medical CentreHolt PlaceDoctor
- Kippax Chinese Medicine ClinicAlternative
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 183
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 30.4
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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 (15%)
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· 8 proposals
August 2026
- SUBCHOLT · BELCONNENActive
July 2026
- SUBCHOLT · BELCONNENActive
June 2026
- SUBCHOLT · BELCONNENCompleted
April 2026
- SUBCHOLT · BELCONNENCompleted
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January 2026
- SUBCHOLT · BELCONNENCompleted
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2025· 2 proposals
November 2025
- SUBCHOLT · BELCONNENCompleted
July 2025
- SUBCHOLT · BELCONNENCompleted
2024· 2 proposals
May 2024
- SUBCHOLT · BELCONNENCompleted
February 2024
- SUBCHOLT · BELCONNENCompleted
2023· 9 proposals
November 2023
- SUBCHOLT · BELCONNENCompleted
August 2023
- SUBCHOLT · BELCONNENCompleted
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July 2023
- SUBCHOLT · BELCONNENCompleted
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May 2023
- SUBCHOLT · BELCONNENCompleted
February 2023
- SUBCHOLT · BELCONNENCompleted
2022· 14 proposals
December 2022
- SUBCHOLT · BELCONNENCompleted
October 2022
- SUBCHOLT · BELCONNENCompleted
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September 2022
- SUBCHOLT · BELCONNENCompleted
August 2022
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July 2022
- SUBCHOLT · BELCONNENCompleted
May 2022
- SUBCHOLT · BELCONNENCompleted
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April 2022
- SUBCHOLT · BELCONNENCompleted
February 2022
- SUBCHOLT · BELCONNENCompleted
January 2022
- SUBCHOLT · BELCONNENCompleted
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2021· 7 proposals
November 2021
- SUBCHOLT · BELCONNENCompleted
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September 2021
- SUBCHOLT · BELCONNENCompleted
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Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · 2026 · Updated
Heritage
2 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 · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via ACT Bushfire Prone Area (SBMP) mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Fenner
- Member of Parliament
- Andrew LEIGH (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 105,428
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.0%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +6.4 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 27.9%Labor 72.1%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.2 km away).
Coalition 25.2%Labor 74.8%
2.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +6.6 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Holt WestLabor 74.7% · Coalition 25.3% TPP (2025)0.2 km away
- HoltLabor 74.3% · Coalition 25.6% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
- MacgregorLabor 77.0% · Coalition 23.0% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
- LathamLabor 75.5% · Coalition 24.4% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
- ScullinLabor 83.5% · Coalition 16.5% TPP (2025)2.4 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.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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