ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
McKellar, ACT, 2617
Current weather
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80% humidity · 9.5 km/h wind · 13.2° / 10° today · 21.8 mm rain
Desirability index
#38 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
McKellar is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 2,740 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 16 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with falling year-on-year trends (-20%), roughly 5.8 offences per 1,000 residents, a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 2,740
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $2,687
- Dwelling vacancy
- 3.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 39 of 1,001
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 59.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 58 / 58 / 3
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)
- 16
- Against the person
- 5
- Against property
- 9
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 5.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 548 residents
- State safety percentile
- 25th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -20%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Fv3
- Burglary Dwellings2
- Motor Vehicle Theft2
- Other Offences2
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)3
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).
25 planning-related records
2026· 4 proposals
April 2026
- SUBCMCKELLAR · BELCONNENCompleted
March 2026
- SUBCMCKELLAR · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCMCKELLAR · BELCONNENCompleted
February 2026
- SUBCMCKELLAR · BELCONNENCompleted
2025· 2 proposals
August 2025
- SUBCMCKELLAR · BELCONNENCompleted
April 2025
- SUBCMCKELLAR · BELCONNENCompleted
2024· 3 proposals
July 2024
- SUBCMCKELLAR · BELCONNENCompleted
May 2024
- SUBCMCKELLAR · BELCONNENCompleted
January 2024
- SUBCMCKELLAR · BELCONNENCompleted
2023· 8 proposals
December 2023
- SUBCMCKELLAR · BELCONNENCompleted
October 2023
- SUBCMCKELLAR · BELCONNENCompleted
August 2023
- SUBCMCKELLAR · BELCONNENCompleted
July 2023
- SUBCMCKELLAR · BELCONNENCompleted
June 2023
- LVARMCKELLAR · BELCONNENCompleted
May 2023
- SUBCMCKELLAR · BELCONNENCompleted
January 2023
- SUBCMCKELLAR · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCMCKELLAR · BELCONNENCompleted
2022· 2 proposals
October 2022
- SUBCMCKELLAR · BELCONNENCompleted
June 2022
- SUBCMCKELLAR · BELCONNENCompleted
2021· 3 proposals
October 2021
- SUBCMCKELLAR · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCMCKELLAR · BELCONNENCompleted
August 2021
- SUBCMCKELLAR · BELCONNENCompleted
2020· 3 proposals
November 2020
- SUBCMCKELLAR · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCMCKELLAR · BELCONNENCompleted
January 2020
- SUBCMCKELLAR · BELCONNENCompleted
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site
Amenities
36 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bench (3)
- Bus stop (2)
- Dumas Street 2nd after Slessor CrescentBus stop
- Dumas Street after 2nd Bean CrescentBus stop
- Dumas Street after Baume CrescentBus stop
- Dumas Street after Bean CrescentBus stop
- Dumas Street after Buggy CrescentBus stop
- Dumas Street after Burns CircuitBus stop
- Dumas Street after Grover CrescentBus stop
- Dumas Street after Gundaroo DriveBus 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
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- William Palmer ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
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
- McKellar CottageBennetts Closekindergarten
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)
- 6
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
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
- 64.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #38 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
- McKellar CottagechildcareBennetts Closekindergarten
- William Palmer Parkgovernmentpark
- LVARplanningMCKELLAR · BELCONNENLodged 19 Jun 2023 · Completed
- SUBCplanningMCKELLAR · BELCONNENLodged 05 Apr 2026 · Completed
- SUBCplanningMCKELLAR · BELCONNENLodged 16 Mar 2026 · Completed
- SUBCplanningMCKELLAR · BELCONNENLodged 12 Mar 2026 · Completed
- SUBCplanningMCKELLAR · BELCONNENLodged 03 Feb 2026 · Completed
- SUBCplanningMCKELLAR · BELCONNENLodged 26 Aug 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningMCKELLAR · BELCONNENLodged 02 Apr 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningMCKELLAR · BELCONNENLodged 11 Jul 2024 · Completed
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Updated on site
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