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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%

University qualified

22.3%

Work from home

10.9%

Median land value · 2026

$452,000

Languages at home

28%non-English

Most common: Japanese, Urdu, Nepali

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

27.3/100
Below average

107th in ACT

Verified 81% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Heritage area
What Oaks Estate is known for: Heritage area

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Suburb profile

Oaks Estate is a middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Canberra, in Unincorporated ACT, where heritage streetscapes sit alongside dense residential and commercial development. It is close to the Molonglo River and the Queanbeyan River.

Open-space access is better than in most comparable places, well above typical levels for middle-ring metropolitan suburbs. Green cover is an exceptional strength, and population growth is an exceptional strength, and recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places, with recorded road crashes 100% below the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are limited walkability and thinner local amenities, with local amenities 75% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising open space over getting around without a car.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Middle-ring metropolitan suburb · compared with middle-ring metropolitan suburbs in Australian Capital Territory (49)

Strengths

  • Green cover is a relative strength
  • Population growth is a relative strength
  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
  • Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Daily life is largely car-dependent
  • Everyday shops and services are sparse

What stands out

  • Heritage streetscapes
  • Molonglo River
  • Queanbeyan River

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Oaks Estate compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median land value

$452k

0.0% unimproved value

Median rent (Census)

$220/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

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

Crime rate

90th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

37th

percentile in ACT

Rented dwellings

46%

2021 Census tenure

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
27.3/100 — Below average
National rank
6646th in Australia
State rank
107th in ACT
Peer rank
#12 among Metro Canberra · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#106 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Data confidence
81%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Median unimproved land value (2026)
$452,000
Land value change
0%
Valued parcels
143

Median unimproved land value is the statutory land valuation, not a house or unit sale price. ACT does not publish open suburb-level median sales.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

  • ACT unimproved land values (no open suburb-level rent or sales) — ACT Government — dataACT / Valuation · 2026 · Updated · Annual unimproved land values by parcel, median by suburb

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
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$220
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
18.8% / 34.8% / 46.4%
Employment rate
45.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
10.9% / 0% / 81%
Walked or cycled to work
2.7%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
54 / 22 / 62

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted 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

Qualifications

22.3% of adults have a university degree, compared with 42.9% across Australian Capital Territory. 10.5% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified22.3% · 42.9% ACT
  • Diploma qualified9.3% · 9.3% ACT
  • Trade / vocational10.5% · 10.7% ACT
  • Year 12 or below57.9% · 37.1% ACT

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce22.6%
  • Engineering and related technologies15.8%
  • Society and culture15.8%
  • Creative arts9.8%
  • Architecture and building8.3%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services8.3%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$75,205

52nd percentile in ACT · +28% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$79,999

28th percentile in ACT · +23% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
15.0%

36th percentile in ACT · +9% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$96,390

36th percentile in ACT · +52% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

56th percentile in ACT · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2620 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
31,725
Taxpayers reporting net rent
4,645
Median net rent
-$2,152
Taxpayers reporting business income
2,614
Taxable income vs state median
0%
Salary / wages vs state median
-2%
Rental investment vs state median
-6%
Super vs state median
-8%
Business income vs state median
+14%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in ACT, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

28% speak a language other than English at home; 32% born overseas

Language at home
208 English only · 81 other
Non-English at home
28%
Born overseas
94 (32%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
5 (1.3%)
Australian citizens
243
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
6

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Japanese6 · 23.1%
  • Urdu6 · 23.1%
  • Nepali4 · 15.4%
  • Punjabi4 · 15.4%
  • Mandarin3 · 11.5%
  • Tamil3 · 11.5%

Religion

38.4%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 38.4%, while Christianity accounts for 20.5%. Islam is more prevalent locally than across the state.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion38.4%43.5%
Christianity20.5%38.1%
Islam9.1%3.2%
Other / not stated32%15.2%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic9.6%19.3%
Anglican5.6%8.2%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted 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 crime-rate percentile
90.3th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-43.4%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
1
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
2.49

Most common offence types

  • Assault - Non-Fv6
  • Burglary Other4
  • Other Offences13
  • Property Damage3
  • Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)4

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • ACT road crash data — ACT Government / AFP crash reports · 2020–latest · Updated · Reported crash points from 2020 onward
  • 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

22 mapped amenities

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
Shopping(1)
  • Cellargold WinesBottle shop

    4 McEwan Avenue

Sport & outdoors(6)
  • BBQ
  • CBR Cycle Route C2Cycling route
  • Gillespie ParkPark
  • Riverside ParkPark
  • William Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
  • Public toilets
Other(7)
  • Bench (4)
  • Garden
  • Information (4)
  • Oaks Estate River Corridor heritage WalkInformation
  • Post Box
  • 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. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (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

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
26%
Woodland / forest cover
1.2%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
3
Parks (OSM)
2
Typical summer maximum
27°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Queanbeyan Hospital and Health Service (1.0 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

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

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 (12%)

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

  • SUBC
    OAKS ESTATE · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
2024· 1 proposal

  • March 2024

  • SUBC
    OAKS ESTATE · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
2023· 1 proposal

  • November 2023

  • SUBC
    OAKS ESTATE · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
2022· 2 proposals

  • December 2022

  • SUBC
    OAKS ESTATE · JERRABOMBERRACompleted

  • September 2022

  • SUBC
    OAKS ESTATE · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
2021· 2 proposals

  • October 2021

  • SUBC
    OAKS ESTATE · JERRABOMBERRACompleted

  • August 2021

  • SUBC
    OAKS ESTATE · JERRABOMBERRACompleted
2020· 2 proposals

  • October 2020

  • SUBC
    OAKS ESTATE · JERRABOMBERRACompleted

  • February 2020

  • SUBC
    OAKS ESTATE · JERRABOMBERRACompleted

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)

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
28% of suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via ACT Bushfire Prone Area (SBMP 2026) mapping. Flood cover uses the 1% AEP flood extent against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood 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

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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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