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ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council

Pearce, ACT, 2607

Current weather

11.9°COvercast

83% humidity · 11.7 km/h wind · 12.6° / 9.5° today · 21.5 mm rain

Desirability index

49/100

#55 among Metro Canberra suburbs

How this score is calculated

Suburb snapshot

Pearce is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 2,687 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 24 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with rising year-on-year trends (+60%), roughly 8.9 offences per 1,000 residents, 3 school and preschool sites 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
2,687
Median age
43
Median household income / week
$2,362
Dwelling vacancy
6.9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
78 of 1,137
Median monthly mortgage
$2,383
Employment rate
62%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
50 / 343 / 47

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)
24
Against the person
8
Against property
11
Rate per 1,000 residents
8.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 336 residents
State safety percentile
55.4th (lower crime is better)
Year-on-year change
+60%

Most common offence types

  • Assault - Fv6
  • Assault - Non-Fv1
  • Other Offences5
  • Other Offences Against A Person1
  • 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
3
Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
1,131
  • Marist College CanberraCombined
  • Melrose High SchoolSecondary
  • Sacred Heart Primary SchoolPrimary

Data sources & freshness

Planning & development

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

33 planning-related records

2026· 2 proposals

  • June 2026

  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYActive
  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYActive
2025· 2 proposals

  • October 2025

  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted

  • April 2025

  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2024· 5 proposals

  • December 2024

  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted

  • November 2024

  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted

  • October 2024

  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYActive
  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted

  • September 2024

  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2023· 8 proposals

  • December 2023

  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted

  • August 2023

  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted

  • July 2023

  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted

  • June 2023

  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted

  • May 2023

  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted

  • March 2023

  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2022· 6 proposals

  • December 2022

  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted

  • September 2022

  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted

  • June 2022

  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted

  • April 2022

  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2021· 6 proposals

  • December 2021

  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted

  • October 2021

  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted

  • May 2021

  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted

  • April 2021

  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted

  • March 2021

  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2020· 4 proposals

  • December 2020

  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted

  • November 2020

  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted

  • July 2020

  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted

  • April 2020

  • SUBC
    PEARCE · WODEN VALLEYCompleted

Data sources & freshness

  • Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site

Amenities

40 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Bench (2)
  • Bicycle Parking
  • Athllon Drive opposite Southlands ShopsBus stop
  • Beasley Street after Hawker StreetBus stop
  • Beasley Street after Hodgson CrescentBus stop
  • Beasley Street after Pethebridge StreetBus stop
  • Beasley Street Sacred Heart Public SchoolBus stop
  • Hodgson Crescent after Brinsmead StreetBus stop
  • Hodgson Crescent after Collings StreetBus stop
  • Hodgson Crescent after Marr 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

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Rosalie Gascoigne ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

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

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)
10
Parks (OSM)
8

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
49.0/100
Cohort rank
#55 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

  • Rosalie Gascoigne Parkgovernmentpark
  • SUBCplanningPEARCE · WODEN VALLEYLodged 18 Jun 2026 · Active
  • SUBCplanningPEARCE · WODEN VALLEYLodged 03 Jun 2026 · Active
  • SUBCplanningPEARCE · WODEN VALLEYLodged 29 Oct 2025 · Completed
  • SUBCplanningPEARCE · WODEN VALLEYLodged 24 Apr 2025 · Completed
  • SUBCplanningPEARCE · WODEN VALLEYLodged 10 Dec 2024 · Completed
  • SUBCplanningPEARCE · WODEN VALLEYLodged 12 Nov 2024 · Completed
  • SUBCplanningPEARCE · WODEN VALLEYLodged 18 Oct 2024 · Active
  • SUBCplanningPEARCE · WODEN VALLEYLodged 01 Oct 2024 · Completed
  • SUBCplanningPEARCE · WODEN VALLEYLodged 09 Sep 2024 · Completed

Data sources & freshness

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