ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Moncrieff, ACT, 2914
Current weather
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82% humidity · 11.7 km/h wind · 12.8° / 9.8° today · 20.1 mm rain
Desirability index
#63 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Moncrieff is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 5,310 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 40 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with rising year-on-year trends (+21%), roughly 7.5 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 5,310
- Median age
- 30
- Median household income / week
- $2,699
- Dwelling vacancy
- 2.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 46 of 1,650
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 76.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 61 / 617 / 98
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)
- 40
- Against the person
- 6
- Against property
- 24
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 7.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 885 residents
- State safety percentile
- 42th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +21.2%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Fv4
- Burglary Dwellings7
- Burglary Other4
- Other Offences10
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)9
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
- 1,099
- Taqwa SchoolCombined
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 (lodged 2020–2026).
22 planning-related records
2026· 3 proposals
June 2026
- SUBCMONCRIEFF · GUNGAHLINActive
April 2026
- SUBCMONCRIEFF · GUNGAHLINCompleted
January 2026
- SUBCMONCRIEFF · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2025· 4 proposals
June 2025
- SUBCMONCRIEFF · GUNGAHLINCompleted
- SUBCMONCRIEFF · GUNGAHLINCompleted
March 2025
- SUBCMONCRIEFF · GUNGAHLINCompleted
- SUBCMONCRIEFF · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2024· 1 proposal
April 2024
- SUBCMONCRIEFF · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2023· 3 proposals
August 2023
- SUBCMONCRIEFF · GUNGAHLINCompleted
April 2023
- SUBCMONCRIEFF · GUNGAHLINCompleted
March 2023
- SUBCMONCRIEFF · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2022· 4 proposals
December 2022
- SUBCMONCRIEFF · GUNGAHLINCompleted
July 2022
- SUBCMONCRIEFF · GUNGAHLINCompleted
- SUBCMONCRIEFF · GUNGAHLINCompleted
February 2022
- SUBCMONCRIEFF · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2021· 2 proposals
November 2021
- SUBCMONCRIEFF · GUNGAHLINCompleted
May 2021
- SUBCMONCRIEFF · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2020· 5 proposals
August 2020
- SUBCMONCRIEFF · GUNGAHLINCompleted
July 2020
- SUBCMONCRIEFF · GUNGAHLINCompleted
June 2020
- SUBCMONCRIEFF · GUNGAHLINCompleted
April 2020
- SUBCMONCRIEFF · GUNGAHLINCompleted
January 2020
- SUBCMONCRIEFF · GUNGAHLINCompleted
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site
Amenities
48 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bbq (2)
- Bench (20)
- Bernard Heinze Avenue after Gussey StreetBus stop
- Bernard Heinze Avenue after Yidaki WayBus stop
- Bernard Heinze Avenue before Crackajack WayBus stop
- Bernard Heinze Avenue before Tycho StreetBus stop
- Crackajack Way before Bandstand StreetBus stop
- Crackajack Way opposite Bandstand StreetBus stop
- Mirrabei Drive 2nd after Len Waters StreetBus stop
- Mirrabei Drive after Len Waters StreetBus 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
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Dawson ParkPark
- Move at MoncreiffPark
- Yunggaballi 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
Heritage
5 state heritage places
- Aboriginal Places in the District of GungahlinSA1/13 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal RecordingsMA/94 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsMAIF14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsCultural Tree - Womens4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsMAIF64 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · 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)
- 23
- Parks (OSM)
- 15
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
- 41.7/100
- Cohort rank
- #63 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
- Aboriginal Places in the District of GungahlinheritageSA1/13 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageMA/94 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageMAIF14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageCultural Tree - Womens4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageMAIF64 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Dawson Parkgovernmentpark
- Move at Moncreiffgovernmentpark
- Yunggaballi Parkgovernmentpark
- SUBCplanningMONCRIEFF · GUNGAHLINLodged 02 Jun 2026 · Active
- SUBCplanningMONCRIEFF · GUNGAHLINLodged 02 Apr 2026 · Completed
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Updated on site
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