ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Lyons, 2606
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Desirability score
- Green suburb
- Cycling
- Education hub
- High desirability
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Lyons is a well-connected mid-sized suburb in Unincorporated ACT with everyday amenities close at hand. Its inner position means surrounding suburbs are never far away, whether for a meal out or a change of scene. Tree-lined streets and leafy pockets give the suburb a noticeably green, settled character.
Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Everyday errands and local outings are straightforward, with the wider metro area adding variety. Parks, reserves and open space make it genuinely outdoor-friendly for walks, sport and weekend downtime.
Housing carries a premium, but residents tend to feel the lifestyle justifies the commitment. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and housing affordability lag similar metro suburbs, despite relative strength in transport and access and community and employment.
Population
- Population
- 3,271
- Median age
- 36
- Median household income / week
- $2,062
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 126 of 1,474
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,383
- Employment rate
- 64%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 71 / 273 / 376
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 · 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)
- 23
- Against the person
- 4
- Against property
- 9
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 818 residents
- State safety percentile
- 37.5th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -34.3%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Fv3
- Other Offences10
- Property Damage5
- Robbery - Other1
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)3
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 · Period: 2025 Q1 Jan-Mar → 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun; 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun · Updated on site · Quarterly XLSX release
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,116
- Lyons Early Childhood SchoolPrimary
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 · 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
Planning & development
Development applications from ACT planning register.
2026· 4 proposals
June 2026
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYActive
April 2026
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
March 2026
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2025· 5 proposals
December 2025
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
October 2025
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
September 2025
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
June 2025
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
February 2025
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2024· 8 proposals
November 2024
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
September 2024
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
July 2024
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
April 2024
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
January 2024
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2023· 9 proposals
December 2023
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
November 2023
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
September 2023
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
August 2023
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
June 2023
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
April 2023
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2022· 6 proposals
October 2022
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
June 2022
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
March 2022
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
February 2022
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
January 2022
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2021· 3 proposals
December 2021
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
October 2021
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
September 2021
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2020· 5 proposals
December 2020
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
October 2020
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
August 2020
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
April 2020
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
March 2020
- SUBCLYONS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2026 · Updated on site
Amenities
35 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bench (4)
- Bicycle Parking
- Devonport Street after 2nd Derwent StreetBus stop
- Devonport Street after Derwent StreetBus stop
- Devonport Street after Heysen StreetBus stop
- Devonport Street after Port Arthur StreetBus stop
- Devonport Street after Scottsdale StreetBus stop
- Heysen Street Actew SubstationBus stop
- Launceston Street after Burnie StreetBus stop
- Launceston Street after Dennes PlaceBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
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 · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 19
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
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 features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 51.5/100 — Average
- National rank
- 1603rd in Australia
- State rank
- 70th in ACT
- Peer rank
- #65 among Metro Canberra · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #70 among Metro Canberra suburbs
- Data confidence
- 70%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- SUBCplanningLYONS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 11 Jun 2026 · Active
- SUBCplanningLYONS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 01 Apr 2026 · Completed
- SUBCplanningLYONS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 16 Mar 2026 · Completed
- SUBCplanningLYONS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 03 Mar 2026 · Completed
- SUBCplanningLYONS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 02 Dec 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningLYONS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 22 Oct 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningLYONS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 01 Sep 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningLYONS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 23 Jun 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningLYONS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 25 Feb 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningLYONS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 17 Nov 2024 · Completed
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Updated on site
More in Unincorporated ACT Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile elsewhere in Australian Capital Territory or interstate.