ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Richardson, ACT, 2905
Current weather
11.9°COvercast
83% humidity · 11.7 km/h wind · 12.6° / 9.5° today · 21.5 mm rain
Desirability index
#103 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Richardson is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 3,058 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 33 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with falling year-on-year trends (-36%), roughly 10.8 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 3,058
- Median age
- 36
- Median household income / week
- $2,043
- Dwelling vacancy
- 3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 34 of 1,143
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Employment rate
- 65%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 88 / 45 / 3
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)
- 33
- Against the person
- 9
- Against property
- 7
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 10.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 340 residents
- State safety percentile
- 63.4th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -36.5%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Fv5
- Other Offences17
- Other Offences Against A Person3
- Property Damage4
- Sexual Assault1
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
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 952
- Richardson Primary SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Planning & development
Development applications from ACT planning register (lodged 2020–2026).
35 planning-related records
2026· 3 proposals
June 2026
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGActive
May 2026
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGActive
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGActive
2025· 2 proposals
July 2025
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
April 2025
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
2023· 3 proposals
June 2023
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
March 2023
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
2022· 14 proposals
December 2022
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
November 2022
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
October 2022
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
September 2022
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
August 2022
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
June 2022
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
March 2022
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
February 2022
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
January 2022
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
2021· 5 proposals
September 2021
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
May 2021
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
April 2021
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
March 2021
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
February 2021
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
2020· 8 proposals
August 2020
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
July 2020
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
June 2020
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
May 2020
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
February 2020
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCRICHARDSON · TUGGERANONGCompleted
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 (4)
- Bicycle Parking (2)
- Ashley Drive after Isabella DriveBus stop
- Beattie Crescent after Hemmings CrescentBus stop
- Beattie Crescent after Longman StreetBus stop
- Beattie Crescent after McBurney CrescentBus stop
- Beattie Crescent before Swanton StreetBus stop
- Clift Crescent 2nd after Kiddle CrescentBus stop
- Clift Crescent 2nd after Rohan StreetBus stop
- Clift Crescent 3rd after Rohan 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
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
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
Heritage
15 state heritage places
- 466 - Murumbeeja Red Gum - Tuggeranong HomesteadNone1 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- 74 - Murumbeeja Red Gum Tuggeranong HomesteadNone1 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesTUG113 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal RecordingsTH44 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsTH14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsTuggeranong Creek PAD4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsTH24 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsTH34 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Pike's Corner 1 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Tuggeranong Homestead Aboriginal ValuesTogranon1 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Richardson Pre-Schoolkindergarten
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 5
- Parks (OSM)
- 5
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
- 5.0/100
- Cohort rank
- #103 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
- Richardson Pre-Schoolchildcarekindergarten
- 466 - Murumbeeja Red Gum - Tuggeranong HomesteadheritageNone1 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- 74 - Murumbeeja Red Gum Tuggeranong HomesteadheritageNone1 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesheritageTUG113 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageTH44 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageTH14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageTuggeranong Creek PAD4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageTH24 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageTH34 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Pike's Cornerheritage 1 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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