ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Lyneham, ACT, 2602
Current weather
12.7°COvercast
80% humidity · 9.5 km/h wind · 13.2° / 10° today · 21.8 mm rain
Desirability index
#43 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Lyneham is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 5,703 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 56 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with falling year-on-year trends (-62%), roughly 9.8 offences per 1,000 residents, 3 school and preschool sites in the area, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, 1 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes, 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
- 5,703
- Median age
- 35
- Median household income / week
- $2,084
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 262 of 2,771
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,800
- Employment rate
- 66.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 117 / 903 / 921
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)
- 56
- Against the person
- 9
- Against property
- 22
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 9.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 634 residents
- State safety percentile
- 58th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -62.2%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Fv2
- Assault - Non-Fv3
- Other Offences25
- Property Damage4
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)14
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
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 1,135
- Brindabella Christian CollegeCombined
- Lyneham High SchoolSecondary
- Lyneham Primary SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- 26030 CED - Light Up LynehamHall Street: from 8 Hall Street to Wattle Street. Tennants excepted.Foa Street: from Wattle Street to Hall Street. Tennants /business owners excepted.Crear Street: from Wattle Street to Hall Street. Tennants/business owners excepted.31 Jul 2026 – 01 Aug 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).
82 planning-related records
2026· 4 proposals
May 2026
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
February 2026
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
2025· 10 proposals
December 2025
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
September 2025
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
July 2025
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
June 2025
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
May 2025
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
February 2025
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
2024· 9 proposals
September 2024
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
June 2024
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
May 2024
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
April 2024
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
March 2024
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
February 2024
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
2023· 11 proposals
November 2023
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
September 2023
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
August 2023
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
June 2023
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
February 2023
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
January 2023
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
2022· 19 proposals
December 2022
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
November 2022
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
October 2022
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCLYNEHAM · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
2021· 16 proposals
16 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 13 proposals
13 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
65 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BakehouseBakery
- Bench (2)
- Bicycle Parking (2)
- Archibald Street after Ashton StreetBus stop
- Archibald Street after Mackennal StreetBus stop
- Archibald Street before Ashton StreetBus stop
- Archibald Street before Mouat StreetBus stop
- Brigalow Street opposite Lyneham ShopsBus stop
- Brindabella Christian College Brigalow Street (School Services Only)Bus stop
- Cossington Smith Crescent after Fairweather CircuitBus 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
4 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Central ParkPark
- Drover SquarePark
- Flemington ParkPark
- Southwell ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Capital Chemist Lynehampharmacy
- YourGP@Lynehamdoctor
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
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
Heritage
6 state heritage places
- Aboriginal RecordingsLR14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsNLAS14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Northbourne Housing Precinct Representative Sample 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Northbourne Housing Precinct Representative Sample 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Northbourne Housing Precinct Representative Sample 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- St Ninian's Church 3 - Registered Places or Objects
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Lyneham Preschoolkindergarten
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)
- 30
- Parks (OSM)
- 18
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
- 60.0/100
- Cohort rank
- #43 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
- Lyneham Preschoolchildcarekindergarten
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageLR14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageNLAS14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Northbourne Housing Precinct Representative Sampleheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Northbourne Housing Precinct Representative Sampleheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Northbourne Housing Precinct Representative Sampleheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- St Ninian's Churchheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Capital Chemist Lynehamhealthpharmacy
- YourGP@Lynehamhealthdoctor
- Central Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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