ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Hume, ACT, 2620
Current weather
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83% humidity · 11.7 km/h wind · 12.6° / 9.5° today · 21.5 mm rain
Desirability index
#108 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Hume is a small locality in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 395 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 69 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with rising year-on-year trends (+103%), roughly 174.7 offences per 1,000 residents, a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services, 2 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 395
- Median age
- 34
- Median household income / week
- $1,187
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 7
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 1.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 14 / 0 / 0
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)
- 69
- Against the person
- 4
- Against property
- 17
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 174.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 99 residents
- State safety percentile
- 96.4th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +102.9%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Non-Fv4
- Motor Vehicle Theft6
- Other Offences48
- Property Damage6
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)5
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
2 active roadworks / incidents
- Monaro Highway Upgrade 1B Project - Lanyon Drive Closure - WOD-MON-200 Rev ELanyon Drive both directions will be closed between the northbound and southbound carriageways of the Monaro Highway.7 pm Friday 10 July 2026 to 5 am Monday 13 July 2026.10 Jul 2026 – 12 Jul 2026
- Monaro Highway Upgrade 1B Project - Lanyon Drive Closure - WOD-MON-200 Rev ELanyon Drive both directions will be closed between the northbound and southbound carriageways of the Monaro Highway.7 pm Friday 17 July 2026 to 5 am Monday 20 July 2026.17 Jul 2026 – 19 Jul 2026
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).
119 planning-related records
2026· 5 proposals
June 2026
- SUBCHUME · TUGGERANONGActive
March 2026
- SUBCHUME · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
February 2026
- SUBCHUME · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCHUME · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCHUME · JERRABOMBERRAActive
2025· 18 proposals
October 2025
- SUBCHUME · JERRABOMBERRAActive
September 2025
- SUBCHUME · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
- SUBCHUME · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
July 2025
- SUBCHUME · TUGGERANONGCompleted
June 2025
- SUBCHUME · TUGGERANONGCompleted
May 2025
- SUBCHUME · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCHUME · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCHUME · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCHUME · TUGGERANONGCompleted
April 2025
- SUBCHUME · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCHUME · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
- SUBCHUME · TUGGERANONGCompleted
March 2025
- SUBCHUME · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
February 2025
- SUBCHUME · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
- SUBCHUME · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
- SUBCHUME · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCHUME · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
January 2025
- SUBCHUME · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
2024· 21 proposals
December 2024
- SUBCHUME · TUGGERANONGCompleted
November 2024
- SUBCHUME · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
- SUBCHUME · TUGGERANONGCompleted
October 2024
- SUBCHUME · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
- SUBCHUME · TUGGERANONGCompleted
September 2024
- SUBCHUME · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCHUME · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
- SUBCHUME · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCHUME · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
July 2024
- SUBCHUME · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
- SUBCHUME · TUGGERANONGCompleted
June 2024
- SUBCHUME · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
May 2024
- SUBCHUME · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
- SUBCHUME · TUGGERANONGCompleted
April 2024
- SUBCHUME · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
- SUBCHUME · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCHUME · TUGGERANONGCompleted
2023· 16 proposals
16 proposals lodged in 2023. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2022· 25 proposals
25 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2021· 20 proposals
20 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 14 proposals
14 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
16 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Sheppard Street after Johns PlaceBus stop
- Sheppard Street before Arnott StreetBus stop
- Sheppard Street before Tralee StreetBus stop
- ACT AUTOSPACECar repair
Unit 14 60 Sheppard Street
- MBLR AutomotiveCar repair
Unit 9 60 Sheppard Street, Hume
- Pryce RefinishersCar repair
Unit 8 60 Sheppard Street
- Legs Dance and Performing Arts StudioDancing School
- Lisa Clark Dance CentreDancing School
- BurgermakerFast food
- Picnic Table (4)
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
Heritage
100 state heritage places
- Aboriginal Places HA12 and HAC2HAC23 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of JerrabomberraHA33 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of JerrabomberraHA93 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of JerrabomberraHume PAD 43 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of JerrabomberraHUME PAD 33 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of JerrabomberraHA83 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of JerrabomberraHume PAD 43 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of JerrabomberraHUME PAD 33 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of JerrabomberraHUME PAD 33 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of JerrabomberraHA63 - Registered Places or Objects
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
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)
- 4
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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
- 0.5/100
- Cohort rank
- #108 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
- Aboriginal Places HA12 and HAC2heritageHAC23 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of JerrabomberraheritageHA33 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of JerrabomberraheritageHA93 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of JerrabomberraheritageHume PAD 43 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of JerrabomberraheritageHUME PAD 33 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of JerrabomberraheritageHA83 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of JerrabomberraheritageHume PAD 43 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of JerrabomberraheritageHUME PAD 33 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of JerrabomberraheritageHUME PAD 33 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of JerrabomberraheritageHA63 - Registered Places or Objects
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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