Median house price
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ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Oaks Estate, 2620
Est. population · Jun 2025
402
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+19.3%
Median age
40
Median income
$1,542/wk
Employment rate
45.8%
Languages at home
28%non-English
Most common: Japanese, Urdu, Nepali
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Heritage area
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Oaks Estate is a quieter residential smaller community in Unincorporated ACT, more about homes and street life than a busy local strip. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with plenty of young families in the mix. Local shops and services cover the basics well, with more choice a short trip into neighbouring suburbs.
Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many metro suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk. Housing sits in the middle of the local market: neither cheap nor premium.
Reported crime has been falling recently. Recognised heritage character runs through the streets, with older fabric still defining local identity.
The desirability picture is below average, weighed down by softer growth momentum, plus community and employment relative to similar metro suburbs. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Oaks Estate snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
402
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
11.2%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#12
among Metro Canberra · Emerging
Safety
90th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
37th
percentile in ACT
Advantage (IRSAD)
4/10
national SEIFA decile
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 26.7/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 6060th in Australia
- State rank
- 107th in ACT
- Peer rank
- #12 among Metro Canberra · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #106 among Metro Canberra suburbs
- Data confidence
- 62%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
402(June 2025)
0.0% annual · +19.3% over 5 years · 37th percentile in ACT
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- 0.0%
- 5-year growth
- +19.3%
- Change in 1 year
- 0
- Change in 5 years
- +65
- Growth rank in ACT
- 37th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~450), extrapolated at +2.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 375
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $1,542
- Dwelling vacancy
- 11.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 18 of 160
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,575
- Employment rate
- 45.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 54 / 22 / 62
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 · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 35
- Against the person
- 8
- Against property
- 14
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 87.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 47 residents
- State safety percentile
- 90.3th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -43.4%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Non-Fv6
- Burglary Other4
- Other Offences13
- Property Damage3
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)4
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 · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Quarterly XLSX release
Family & Lifestyle
Amenities
21 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 cafes · 1 playgrounds
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 2 parks mapped in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 2/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 2.67
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 2.67
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 5.33
Food & drink(1)
- Cafe
Sport & outdoors(3)
- Gillespie ParkPark
- Riverside ParkPark
- William Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
Other(10)
- Cellargold WinesAlcohol
4 McEwan Avenue
- Bbq
- Bench (4)
- Garden
- Information (4)
- Oaks Estate River Corridor heritage WalkInformation
- Post Box
- Public toilets
- Shelter (2)
- Telephone
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Gillespie ParkPark
- Riverside ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
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 — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Queanbeyan Hospital and Health Service (1.0 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 12
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 29.9
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 27° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 171 mm · ~21 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 169 mm · ~21 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 12° / 1°
- Rainfall
- 183 mm · ~23 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 19° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 212 mm · ~26 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from ACT planning register.
2026· 1 proposal
March 2026
- SUBCOAKS ESTATE · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
2024· 1 proposal
March 2024
- SUBCOAKS ESTATE · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
2023· 1 proposal
November 2023
- SUBCOAKS ESTATE · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
2022· 2 proposals
December 2022
- SUBCOAKS ESTATE · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
September 2022
- SUBCOAKS ESTATE · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
2021· 2 proposals
October 2021
- SUBCOAKS ESTATE · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
August 2021
- SUBCOAKS ESTATE · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
2020· 2 proposals
October 2020
- SUBCOAKS ESTATE · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
February 2020
- SUBCOAKS ESTATE · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · 2026 · Updated
Heritage
47 heritage places
- Aboriginal Places in the District of MajuraS23 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal RecordingsOEPAD1 4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsCorroboree Site4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsCorroboree Site4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsCorroboree Site4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsMHW14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsCorroboree Site4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsCorroboree Site4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsCorroboree Site4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsCorroboree Site4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
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 · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Canberra
- Member of Parliament
- Alicia PAYNE (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 102,942
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.7%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +4.0 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 23.6%Labor 76.4%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 9.8 km away).
Coalition 33.0%Labor 67.0%
9.4 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +1.9 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Oaks EstateLabor 66.9% · Coalition 33.1% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
- NarrabundahLabor 72.7% · Coalition 27.3% TPP (2025)7.1 km away
- Narrabundah SouthLabor 73.5% · Coalition 26.5% TPP (2025)7.2 km away
- GriffithLabor 72.3% · Coalition 27.7% TPP (2025)7.5 km away
- CampbellLabor 69.3% · Coalition 30.7% TPP (2025)8.5 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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