Narrabundah, ACT, 2604

Population

6,455

Median age

40

Median household income / week

$2,353

Dwelling vacancy

8.7%

Unoccupied private dwellings

233 of 2,683

Median monthly mortgage

$2,392

Employment rate

60.5%

Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)

140 / 311 / 467

Total offences (2025 Q2 Apr-Jun)

89

Against the person

16

Against property

49

Rate per 1,000 residents

13.8

Person-crime prevalence

About 1 in 403 residents

State safety percentile

72.3th (lower crime is better)

Year-on-year change

+4.7%

Most common offence types

• Burglary Other5
• Other Offences24
• Other Offences Against A Person8
• Property Damage12
• Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)30

Schools & preschools

3

Median school ICSEA (3 schools)

1,061

• Narrabundah CollegeSecondary
• Narrabundah Early Childhood SchoolPrimary
• St Benedict's Primary SchoolPrimary

1 active roadworks / incidents

• TTE26-TRC-4110-2 and 3, TR Civils, Part Road Closure, Captain Cook Cres, NarrabundahCaptain Cook Cres eastbound direction, between Carnegie Crescent and Sturt Avenue. Sturt Avenue southbound right turn movement into Captain Cook Crescent (westbound) will be closed.8 pm Friday 3 July 2026 to 6 am Monday 6 July 2026.03 Jul 2026 – 05 Jul 2026

Development applications from ACT planning register (lodged 2020–2026).

98 planning-related records

73 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

• Danny's BakeryBakery

  6 Iluka Street, Narrabundah

• Bench (5)
• Caley Crescent after Goyder StreetBus stop
• Caley Crescent after Green StreetBus stop
• Caley Crescent after Sprent StreetBus stop
• Caley Crescent before Sprent StreetBus stop
• Canberra Av after Monaro HwyBus stop
• Canberra Av after Nyrang StBus stop
• Canberra Avenue after Ipswich StreetBus stop
• Canberra Avenue after Nyrang StreetBus stop

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

4 parks and public open space in this suburb

• Errol Kavanagh OvalPark
• Knobby Rock HillPark
• Matina Street ParklandPark
• Narrabundah Shops ParkPark

Hospitals & GP clinics

2

Emergency department

Not in suburb

• Pharmacy HealthIluka Streetpharmacy
• Phynix Initiativepsychotherapist

IRSAD decile (2021)

10/10

IRSD decile (2021)

8/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

2 state heritage places

• Historic Timber Bus Shelters of the ACTStuart St after McIntyre St, Narrabundah3 - Registered Places or Objects
• Historic Timber Bus Shelters of the ACTStuart St after McIntyre St, Narrabundah3 - Registered Places or Objects

2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

• Marlee Early Education and Care CentreNimbin Streetkindergarten
• Narrabundah Early Childhood SchoolKootara Crescentkindergarten

Bushfire planning zone

No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via ACT Bushfire Prone Area (SBMP) mapping.

Parks & woodland (OSM)

16

Parks (OSM)

13

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Desirability score

34.4/100

Cohort rank

#71 among Metro Canberra suburbs

• Marlee Early Education and Care CentrechildcareNimbin Streetkindergarten
• Narrabundah Early Childhood SchoolchildcareKootara Crescentkindergarten
• Historic Timber Bus Shelters of the ACTheritageStuart St after McIntyre St, Narrabundah3 - Registered Places or Objects
• Historic Timber Bus Shelters of the ACTheritageStuart St after McIntyre St, Narrabundah3 - Registered Places or Objects
• Pharmacy HealthhealthIluka Streetpharmacy
• Phynix Initiativehealthpsychotherapist
• Errol Kavanagh Ovalgovernmentpark
• Knobby Rock Hillgovernmentpark
• Matina Street Parklandgovernmentpark
• Narrabundah Shops Parkgovernmentpark