ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Isaacs, ACT, 2607
Current weather
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83% humidity · 11.7 km/h wind · 12.6° / 9.5° today · 21.5 mm rain
Desirability index
#91 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Isaacs is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 2,379 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 20 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with rising year-on-year trends (+150%), roughly 8.4 offences per 1,000 residents, a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 2,379
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $2,670
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 61 of 974
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,300
- Employment rate
- 55.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 37 / 147 / 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)
- 20
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 5
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 8.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 793 residents
- State safety percentile
- 50.9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +150%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Fv1
- Assault - Non-Fv1
- Other Offences12
- Other Offences Against A Person1
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)4
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
Planning & development
Development applications from ACT planning register (lodged 2020–2026).
24 planning-related records
2026· 1 proposal
February 2026
- SUBCISAACS · WODEN VALLEYActive
2025· 2 proposals
November 2025
- SUBCISAACS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCISAACS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2024· 4 proposals
December 2024
- SUBCISAACS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
September 2024
- SUBCISAACS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
June 2024
- SUBCISAACS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCISAACS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2023· 4 proposals
August 2023
- SUBCISAACS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
June 2023
- SUBCISAACS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
April 2023
- SUBCISAACS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
March 2023
- SUBCISAACS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2022· 6 proposals
November 2022
- SUBCISAACS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
October 2022
- SUBCISAACS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCISAACS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
September 2022
- SUBCISAACS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
July 2022
- SUBCISAACS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
May 2022
- SUBCISAACS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2021· 4 proposals
December 2021
- SUBCISAACS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
June 2021
- SUBCISAACS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
May 2021
- SUBCISAACS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
March 2021
- SUBCISAACS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2020· 3 proposals
September 2020
- SUBCISAACS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCISAACS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
March 2020
- SUBCISAACS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site
Amenities
21 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bromby Street 2nd after Julia Flynn AvenueBus stop
- Bromby Street after Julia Flynn AvenueBus stop
- Bromby Street after Ngunawal DriveBus stop
- Bromby Street after William Wilkins CrescentBus stop
- Julia Flynn Avenue 2nd after Alexander Mackie CourtBus stop
- Julia Flynn Avenue 2nd after Ringrose CrescentBus stop
- Julia Flynn Avenue after 2nd Ringrose CrescentBus stop
- Julia Flynn Avenue after 2nd Rowntree CrescentBus stop
- Julia Flynn Avenue after 2nd Rule StreetBus stop
- Julia Flynn Avenue after Adkinson CloseBus 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
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
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Goodstart Isaacschildcare
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · 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)
- 10
- Parks (OSM)
- 9
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
- 16.0/100
- Cohort rank
- #91 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
- Goodstart Isaacschildcarechildcare
- SUBCplanningISAACS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 27 Feb 2026 · Active
- SUBCplanningISAACS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 28 Nov 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningISAACS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 07 Nov 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningISAACS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 06 Dec 2024 · Completed
- SUBCplanningISAACS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 20 Sep 2024 · Completed
- SUBCplanningISAACS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 26 Jun 2024 · Completed
- SUBCplanningISAACS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 05 Jun 2024 · Completed
- SUBCplanningISAACS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 14 Aug 2023 · Completed
- SUBCplanningISAACS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 07 Jun 2023 · Completed
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Updated on site
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