ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Stirling (ACT), ACT, 2611
Current weather
12.5°COvercast
81% humidity · 8.5 km/h wind · 13.2° / 9.9° today · 23.8 mm rain
Desirability index
#90 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Stirling (ACT) is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 2,191 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 43 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with rising year-on-year trends (+291%), roughly 19.6 offences per 1,000 residents, a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 2,191
- Median age
- 46
- Median household income / week
- $2,206
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 43 of 808
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,258
- Employment rate
- 52.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 52 / 128 / 7
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)
- 43
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 1
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 19.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 2,191 residents
- State safety percentile
- 80.4th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +290.9%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Non-Fv1
- Other Offences41
- Property Damage1
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).
17 planning-related records
2026· 2 proposals
June 2026
- SUBCSTIRLING · WESTON CREEKActive
- SUBCSTIRLING · WESTON CREEKActive
2025· 2 proposals
December 2025
- SUBCSTIRLING · WESTON CREEKCompleted
June 2025
- SUBCSTIRLING · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2024· 4 proposals
November 2024
- SUBCSTIRLING · WESTON CREEKCompleted
- SUBCSTIRLING · WESTON CREEKCompleted
June 2024
- SUBCSTIRLING · WESTON CREEKCompleted
- SUBCSTIRLING · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2023· 3 proposals
October 2023
- SUBCSTIRLING · WESTON CREEKCompleted
June 2023
- SUBCSTIRLING · WESTON CREEKCompleted
February 2023
- SUBCSTIRLING · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2022· 3 proposals
August 2022
- SUBCSTIRLING · WESTON CREEKCompleted
- SUBCSTIRLING · WESTON CREEKCompleted
July 2022
- SUBCSTIRLING · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2021· 1 proposal
September 2021
- SUBCSTIRLING · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2020· 2 proposals
November 2020
- SUBCSTIRLING · WESTON CREEKCompleted
March 2020
- SUBCSTIRLING · WESTON CREEKCompleted
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site
Amenities
25 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Fremantle Drive 3rd after Crowder CircuitBus stop
- Fremantle Drive after 2nd Mackie CrescentBus stop
- Fremantle Drive after 2nd McKail CrescentBus stop
- Fremantle Drive after Crowder CircuitBus stop
- Fremantle Drive after McKail CrescentBus stop
- Fremantle Drive after Reveley CrescentBus stop
- Fremantle Drive after Streeton DriveBus stop
- Fremantle Drive before Crowder CircuitBus stop
- Fremantle Drive before Streeton DriveBus stop
- Fremantle Drive Canberra College WestonBus 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)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
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
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)
- 7
- Parks (OSM)
- 7
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
- 17.0/100
- Cohort rank
- #90 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
- SUBCplanningSTIRLING · WESTON CREEKLodged 26 Jun 2026 · Active
- SUBCplanningSTIRLING · WESTON CREEKLodged 25 Jun 2026 · Active
- SUBCplanningSTIRLING · WESTON CREEKLodged 10 Dec 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningSTIRLING · WESTON CREEKLodged 16 Jun 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningSTIRLING · WESTON CREEKLodged 26 Nov 2024 · Completed
- SUBCplanningSTIRLING · WESTON CREEKLodged 15 Nov 2024 · Completed
- SUBCplanningSTIRLING · WESTON CREEKLodged 22 Jun 2024 · Completed
- SUBCplanningSTIRLING · WESTON CREEKLodged 19 Jun 2024 · Completed
- SUBCplanningSTIRLING · WESTON CREEKLodged 05 Oct 2023 · Completed
- SUBCplanningSTIRLING · WESTON CREEKLodged 29 Jun 2023 · Completed
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Updated on site
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