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ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Taylor, 2913
Est. population · Jun 2025
4,760
Growth (1 yr)
+14.6%
Growth (5 yr)
+325.8%
Median age
30
Median income
$2,655/wk
Employment rate
72.9%
Languages at home
66.7%non-English
Most common: Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- Education hub
- High desirability
- Heritage area
Suburb profile
Taylor is a well-connected smaller community in Unincorporated ACT with everyday amenities close at hand. Young professionals and new households shape much of the local mix, with a strong presence of young families throughout. A large share of residents were born overseas, and languages other than English are widely spoken at home.
Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses still link the suburb further afield. Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers.
Reported crime has been falling recently. A growing community is gradually adding fresh energy without losing its local identity.
Desirability rates good overall, led by community and employment, plus growth momentum, while local dining and lifestyle amenities land closer to the middle of the pack for similar metro suburbs. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Taylor snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
4,760
+15% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
4.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#17
among Metro Canberra · Growth area
Safety
58th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
97th
percentile in ACT
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
70th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 56.7/100 — Good
- National rank
- 1375th in Australia
- State rank
- 69th in ACT
- Peer rank
- #17 among Metro Canberra · Growth area suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #69 among Metro Canberra suburbs
- Data confidence
- 70%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
4,760(June 2025)
+14.6% annual · +325.8% over 5 years · 97th percentile in ACT
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +14.6%
- 5-year growth
- +325.8%
- Change in 1 year
- +606
- Change in 5 years
- +3,642
- Growth rank in ACT
- 97th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~135,650), extrapolated at +95.4% average annual growth since 2014. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 2,220
- Median age
- 30
- Median household income / week
- $2,655
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 26 of 658
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,500
- Employment rate
- 72.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 521 / 101 / 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 · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 95
- Against the person
- 33
- Against property
- 38
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 20
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 67 residents
- State safety percentile
- 57.5th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -45.3%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Fv17
- Assault - Non-Fv6
- Other Offences24
- Property Damage16
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)8
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 · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Quarterly XLSX release
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 1,054
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 70th
School list
- Aunty Agnes Shea High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1051 · 69th percentile · LBOTE 47% · 83 students · Top SEA quarter 30% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
- Margaret Hendry SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1054 · 70th percentile · LBOTE 61% · 626 students · Top SEA quarter 30% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
- Taqwa SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1099 · 84th percentile · LBOTE 94% · 407 students · Top SEA quarter 39% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Amenities
152 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
6 playgrounds · 1 swimming pools
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 57 parks mapped in suburb, 6 playgrounds nearby
- Reasonable bus and transport access — 8 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 8 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 12/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 25.68
Community(2)
- Agnes Shea High SchoolSchool
- Margaret Hendry SchoolSchool
Sport & outdoors(65)
- Gene Willsford ParkPark
- Park (56)
- Mottram Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Playground (4)
- Sutherland Crescent Central Community PlaygroundPlayground
- Sports field
- Swimming pool
Entertainment(4)
- Viewpoint (4)
Transport(8)
8 bus stops
Other(6)
- Bench (11)
- Bicycle Parking
- Garden (26)
- Parking (15)
- Picnic Table (4)
- Shelter (16)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Gene Willsford ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 65
- Parks (OSM)
- 57
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 — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- University of Canberra Hospital (9.8 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 154
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 32.4
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 27° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 171 mm · ~21 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 169 mm · ~21 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 12° / 1°
- Rainfall
- 183 mm · ~23 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 19° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 212 mm · ~26 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from ACT planning register.
2026· 9 proposals
July 2026
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINActive
April 2026
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINActive
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
March 2026
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
February 2026
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2025· 9 proposals
September 2025
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
July 2025
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
May 2025
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
April 2025
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
February 2025
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
January 2025
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2024· 9 proposals
December 2024
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
October 2024
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
September 2024
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
August 2024
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
July 2024
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
May 2024
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
March 2024
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
January 2024
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2023· 10 proposals
November 2023
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
October 2023
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
August 2023
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
July 2023
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
February 2023
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
January 2023
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2022· 5 proposals
December 2022
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
November 2022
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
October 2022
- SUBCTAYLOR · GUNGAHLINCompleted
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · 2026 · Updated
Heritage
9 heritage places
- Aboriginal Places in the District of GungahlinTaylor IF 13 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of GungahlinGNIF43 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of GungahlinGNAS33 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal RecordingsTR PAD14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsTaylor 24 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsTR14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsTR24 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsTR1 (IF)4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- GNST1 Scarred TreeGNST11 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
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 · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Fenner
- Member of Parliament
- Andrew LEIGH (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 105,428
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.0%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +6.4 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 27.9%Labor 72.1%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.8 km away).
Coalition 27.3%Labor 72.7%
0.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +11.8 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- TaylorLabor 73.0% · Coalition 27.0% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
- NgunnawalLabor 76.4% · Coalition 23.6% TPP (2025)2.5 km away
- AmarooLabor 74.3% · Coalition 25.7% TPP (2025)2.9 km away
- BonnerLabor 71.0% · Coalition 29.0% TPP (2025)3.4 km away
- Nicholls NorthLabor 69.6% · Coalition 30.4% TPP (2025)3.5 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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