ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Oxley (ACT), ACT, 2903
Current weather
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83% humidity · 11.7 km/h wind · 12.6° / 9.5° today · 21.5 mm rain
Desirability index
#86 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Oxley (ACT) is a small locality in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 1,703 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 25 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with rising year-on-year trends (+212%), roughly 14.7 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
- 1,703
- Median age
- 39
- Median household income / week
- $2,393
- Dwelling vacancy
- 3.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 22 of 626
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,150
- Employment rate
- 60.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 44 / 45 / 0
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)
- 25
- Against the person
- 6
- Against property
- 7
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 14.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 284 residents
- State safety percentile
- 73.2th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +212.5%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Fv2
- Assault - Non-Fv1
- Other Offences12
- Property Damage4
- 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).
10 planning-related records
2025· 1 proposal
September 2025
- SUBCOXLEY · TUGGERANONGCompleted
2024· 1 proposal
March 2024
- SUBCOXLEY · TUGGERANONGCompleted
2023· 2 proposals
July 2023
- SUBCOXLEY · TUGGERANONGCompleted
March 2023
- SUBCOXLEY · TUGGERANONGCompleted
2022· 3 proposals
December 2022
- SUBCOXLEY · TUGGERANONGCompleted
October 2022
- SUBCOXLEY · TUGGERANONGCompleted
September 2022
- SUBCOXLEY · TUGGERANONGCompleted
2021· 1 proposal
May 2021
- SUBCOXLEY · TUGGERANONGCompleted
2020· 2 proposals
May 2020
- SUBCOXLEY · TUGGERANONGCompleted
January 2020
- SUBCOXLEY · TUGGERANONGCompleted
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site
Amenities
22 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Drakeford Drive after Taverner StreetBus stop
- Newman-Morris Circuit 2nd after Taverner StreetBus stop
- Newman-Morris Circuit 2nd before Farrelly CloseBus stop
- Newman-Morris Circuit 3rd before Cuthbertson CrescentBus stop
- Newman-Morris Circuit after 2nd Clutterbuck CrescentBus stop
- Newman-Morris Circuit after 2nd Cuthbertson CrescentBus stop
- Newman-Morris Circuit after 2nd Nunan CrescentBus stop
- Newman-Morris Circuit after 2nd Singleton CrescentBus stop
- Newman-Morris Circuit after Clutterbuck CrescentBus stop
- Newman-Morris Circuit after Collocott CrescentBus 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
- Park or reserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
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
- Oxley Early Learning Centrekindergarten
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
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 20.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #86 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
- Oxley Early Learning Centrechildcarekindergarten
- Park or reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- SUBCplanningOXLEY · TUGGERANONGLodged 09 Sep 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningOXLEY · TUGGERANONGLodged 26 Mar 2024 · Completed
- SUBCplanningOXLEY · TUGGERANONGLodged 11 Jul 2023 · Completed
- SUBCplanningOXLEY · TUGGERANONGLodged 07 Mar 2023 · Completed
- SUBCplanningOXLEY · TUGGERANONGLodged 12 Dec 2022 · Completed
- SUBCplanningOXLEY · TUGGERANONGLodged 11 Oct 2022 · Completed
- SUBCplanningOXLEY · TUGGERANONGLodged 01 Sep 2022 · Completed
- SUBCplanningOXLEY · TUGGERANONGLodged 03 May 2021 · 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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