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ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Kaleen, 2617
Est. population · Jun 2025
7,735
Growth (1 yr)
+0.6%
Growth (5 yr)
+2.2%
Median age
39
Median income
$2,336/wk
Employment rate
60.1%
Languages at home
26.5%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Vietnamese, Greek
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- High desirability
- Education hub
- Green suburb
- Café precinct
- Excellent transport
Suburb profile
In Unincorporated ACT, Kaleen is a settled mid-sized suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Overseas-born and multilingual households are a noticeable part of the local population.
Education outcomes and school provision stand out relative to comparable suburbs. 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 sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers. Reported crime has been falling recently.
Among similar metro suburbs, the suburb earns a excellent desirability read, with growth momentum, plus community and employment the standout strengths.
At a glance
Kaleen snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
7,735
+0.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
5.2%
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
#1
among Metro Canberra · Established
Safety
50th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
57th
percentile in ACT
Advantage (IRSAD)
9/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
80th
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
- 77.5/100 — Excellent
- State standing
- Top 1% of Australian Capital Territory's suburbs
- National rank
- 27th in Australia
- State rank
- 1st in ACT
- Peer rank
- #1 among Metro Canberra · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #1 among Metro Canberra suburbs
- Data confidence
- 82%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
7,735(June 2025)
+0.6% annual · +2.2% over 5 years · 57th percentile in ACT
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.6%
- 5-year growth
- +2.2%
- Change in 1 year
- +47
- Change in 5 years
- +165
- Growth rank in ACT
- 57th 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 (~7,800), extrapolated at +0.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 7,672
- Median age
- 39
- Median household income / week
- $2,336
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 146 of 2,822
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 60.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 2,442 / 154 / 81
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)
- 137
- Against the person
- 22
- Against property
- 64
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 17.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 349 residents
- State safety percentile
- 50.4th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -56.8%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Fv7
- Burglary Dwellings7
- Other Offences51
- Property Damage16
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)35
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
- 4
- Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
- 1,084.5
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 80th
School list
- St Michael's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1094 · 83th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 171 students · Top SEA quarter 37% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
- Kaleen Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1075 · 77th percentile · LBOTE 35% · 400 students · Top SEA quarter 37% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
- University of Canberra High School KaleenSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1056 · 71th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 571 students · Top SEA quarter 29% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
- Maribyrnong Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1100 · 84th percentile · LBOTE 49% · 483 students · Top SEA quarter 43% · 1.0 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
5 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Kaleen Cubby Housekindergarten
- Kaleen Preschoolkindergarten
- Maribyrnong Preschoolkindergarten
- Totom Housekindergarten
- childcarechildcare
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
2 restaurants · 2 cafes · 2 pubs · 2 supermarkets · 2 pharmacies · 2 fast food · 1 bakeries · 6 places of worship
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 10 parks mapped in suburb, 20 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 42 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 54 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 88/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.26
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 1.17
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.3
Food & drink(9)
- Kaleen BakeryBakery
- Cafe
- U & Co CafeCafe
- Kaleen Family Take AwayFast food
- Kaleen PizzaFast food
- Kaleen Bar and BistroPub
- Pub
- Awesome Noodle Asian CuisineRestaurant
- My Pide CornerRestaurant
Shopping(5)
- The Butcher ShopButcher
- ColesSupermarket
97 Georgina Crescent
- SupaExpressSupermarket
Community(11)
- Childcare
- Diamantina Scout HallCommunity centre
271 Maribyrnong Avenue
- Kaleen Community HallCommunity centre
- Kaleen Cubby HouseKindergarten
- Kaleen PreschoolKindergarten
- Maribyrnong PreschoolKindergarten
- Totom HouseKindergarten
- Kaleen Primary SchoolSchool
- Maribyrnong Primary SchoolSchool
- St Michaels Primary SchoolSchool
- UC Kaleen High SchoolSchool
Health & services(6)
- Child Health ClinicClinic
- Kaleen Family Dental SurgeryDentist
- Kaleen Family ClinicMedical clinic
- Caremore PharmacyPharmacy
- Kaleen ChemistPharmacy
- Kaleen Veterinary SurgeryVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(64)
- Park (10)
- Alberga Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Ashburton Circuit Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Bellinger Court Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Darby Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Ellenborough Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Georgina Crescent Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Glenelg Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Kaleen Shopping Centre Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Liffey Circuit Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Playground (9)
- Wakool Circuit Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Warrego Circuit Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Kaleen Indoor Sports CentreSports centre
- Kaleen Tennis ClubSports centre
- Kaleen Ground 1 - Field 101Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 1 - Field 102Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 1 - Field 103Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 1 - Field 104Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 1 - Field 105Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 1 - Field 106Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 1 - Field 107Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 1 - Field 108Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 1 - Field 124Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 1 - Field 125Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 1 - Field 126Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 1 - Field 127Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 1 - Field 128Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 1 - Field 129Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 1 - Pitch 109Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 1 - Pitch 110Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 1 - Pitch 111Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 1 - Pitch 112Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 1 - Pitch 113Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 1 - Pitch 114Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 1 - Pitch 116Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 1 - Pitch 121Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 1 - Pitch 122Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 1 (115)Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 2 - Field 201Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 3 - Field 301Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 3 - Field 302Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 3 - Field 303Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 3 - Pitch 304Sports field
- Kaleen Ground 3 (305)Sports field
- Sports field
- Huntington Residents PoolSwimming pool
Entertainment(1)
- Theatre
Transport(42)
42 bus stops
Other(37)
- BWSAlcohol
- LiquorlandAlcohol
- ATMxATM
- Bendigo BankATM
- Little Vintage Beauty SalonBeauty salon
- Bench (53)
- Bicycle Parking (2)
- TABBookmaker
- Drinking water
- Fitness Station (2)
- Kaleen FlowersFlorist
- COGS - Kaleen Community GardenGarden
- Garden (2)
- Butts 'N' BrewGift
- Acacia HairHairdresser
- Huntington Unit MapInformation
- Information (4)
- Letter Box (6)
- Newsagent
- Parking (39)
- Parking Entrance (7)
- Ampol FoodaryPetrol station
- Picnic Table (2)
- All SaintsPlace of worship
- Jesus is Lord ChurchPlace of worship
- Place of worship
- Saint Mark ChurchPlace of worship
- St Michael'sPlace of worship
- St SimonsPlace of worship
- Post Box
- Kaleen Post OfficePost office
- Canberra Reading ClinicPrep School
- Public toilets
- Shelter (15)
- Demetia & Memory Community CentreSocial Facility
- Social Facility (2)
- Telephone
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 158
- Parks (OSM)
- 10
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
6 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- All Saints
- Jesus is Lord Church
- Place of worship
- Saint Mark Church
- St Michael's
- St Simons
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
- 4
- Nearest hospital
- University of Canberra Hospital (2.6 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- Caremore PharmacyPharmacy
- Child Health ClinicClinic
- Kaleen Family ClinicDoctor
- Kaleen Family Dental SurgeryDentist
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)
- 239
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 30.9
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· 6 proposals
August 2026
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENActive
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENActive
May 2026
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
February 2026
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENActive
2025· 12 proposals
October 2025
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
September 2025
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
August 2025
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
June 2025
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
May 2025
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
February 2025
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
January 2025
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENActive
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENActive
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
2024· 10 proposals
December 2024
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
November 2024
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENActive
October 2024
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
August 2024
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
July 2024
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
May 2024
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
February 2024
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
2023· 13 proposals
December 2023
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
November 2023
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
July 2023
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
June 2023
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
May 2023
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
April 2023
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
February 2023
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
2022· 1 proposal
December 2022
- SUBCKALEEN · BELCONNENCompleted
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · 2026 · Updated
Heritage
4 heritage places
- Aboriginal Places in Amaroo, Gungahlin and KaleenBarton Highway PAD3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in Amaroo, Gungahlin and KaleenBarton Highway PAD3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in Amaroo, Gungahlin and KaleenBarton Highway PAD3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in all DistrictsBM053 - Registered Places or Objects
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
- Canberra
- Member of Parliament
- Alicia PAYNE (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 102,942
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.7%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +4.0 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 23.6%Labor 76.4%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.6 km away).
Coalition 25.4%Labor 74.6%
1.8 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +7.4 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- KaleenLabor 73.9% · Coalition 26.1% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
- Kaleen SouthLabor 78.9% · Coalition 21.1% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
- Giralang (Canberra)Labor 75.6% · Coalition 24.4% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
- BruceLabor 80.5% · Coalition 19.5% TPP (2025)3.0 km away
- LynehamLabor 85.7% · Coalition 14.3% TPP (2025)3.0 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)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
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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