ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Rivett, 2611
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Desirability score
- Premium
- Parks
- Shops
- Metro
- Established
Suburb profile
In Unincorporated ACT, Rivett is a settled mid-sized suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. The city and surrounding suburbs are both within comfortable reach, which keeps daily life flexible. Leafy streets and shaded corners make the suburb feel greener and more established than many nearby.
Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Daily life is practical and well connected, with the city and nearby suburbs easy to tap into. Green space is a real strength, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb.
Housing carries a premium, but residents tend to feel the lifestyle justifies the commitment. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and safety lag similar metro suburbs, despite relative strength in parks and green space and community and employment.
Population
- Population
- 3,354
- Median age
- 39
- Median household income / week
- $2,207
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 75 of 1,350
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,140
- Employment rate
- 60.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 67 / 166 / 3
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 · 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)
- 27
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 11
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 8.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1,118 residents
- State safety percentile
- 48.2th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +50%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Non-Fv1
- Motor Vehicle Theft2
- 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 · 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.
2026· 1 proposal
February 2026
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2025· 8 proposals
August 2025
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
July 2025
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
May 2025
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
March 2025
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2024· 2 proposals
September 2024
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
January 2024
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2023· 3 proposals
December 2023
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
November 2023
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
October 2023
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2022· 4 proposals
December 2022
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
October 2022
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
March 2022
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2021· 9 proposals
December 2021
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
November 2021
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
October 2021
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
June 2021
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
February 2021
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
January 2021
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2020· 3 proposals
December 2020
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
September 2020
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
June 2020
- SUBCRIVETT · WESTON CREEKCompleted
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2026 · Updated on site
Amenities
37 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Local LiquorAlcohol
- J & R BakeryBakery
- Bbq
- Bicycle Parking (2)
- Bangalay Crescent after 2nd Rivett PlaceBus stop
- Bangalay Crescent after Angophora StreetBus stop
- Bangalay Crescent after Casuarina StreetBus stop
- Bangalay Crescent after Streeton DriveBus stop
- Bangalay Crescent before Mirbelia CrescentBus stop
- Bangalay Crescent Rivett ShopsBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
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
- Rivett Community ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Burrangiri Crisis Respite Day Carenursing
- Yesyes
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
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 · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 13
- Parks (OSM)
- 10
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 features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 51.0/100 — Average
- National rank
- 1648th in Australia
- State rank
- 72nd in ACT
- Peer rank
- #66 among Metro Canberra · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #72 among Metro Canberra suburbs
- Data confidence
- 67%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- SUBCplanningRIVETT · WESTON CREEKLodged 12 Feb 2026 · Completed
- Burrangiri Crisis Respite Day Carehealthnursing
- Yeshealthyes
- Rivett Community Parkgovernmentpark
- SUBCplanningRIVETT · WESTON CREEKLodged 04 Aug 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningRIVETT · WESTON CREEKLodged 02 Jul 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningRIVETT · WESTON CREEKLodged 09 May 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningRIVETT · WESTON CREEKLodged 09 May 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningRIVETT · WESTON CREEKLodged 31 Mar 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningRIVETT · WESTON CREEKLodged 26 Mar 2025 · Completed
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Updated on site
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Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile elsewhere in Australian Capital Territory or interstate.