ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Throsby, ACT, 2914
Current weather
12.4°COvercast
82% humidity · 11.7 km/h wind · 12.8° / 9.8° today · 20.1 mm rain
Desirability index
#51 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Throsby is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 2,405 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 16 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with falling year-on-year trends (-52%), roughly 6.7 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 2,405
- Median age
- 31
- Median household income / week
- $3,181
- Dwelling vacancy
- 3.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 25 of 733
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,710
- Employment rate
- 78.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 33 / 68 / 0
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)
- 16
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 6
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 6.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 802 residents
- State safety percentile
- 32.1th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -51.5%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Fv2
- Other Offences7
- Property Damage2
- Sexual Assault1
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)2
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
- 1,096
- Throsby 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).
21 planning-related records
2026· 1 proposal
June 2026
- SUBCTHROSBY · GUNGAHLINActive
2025· 3 proposals
October 2025
- SUBCTHROSBY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
March 2025
- SUBCTHROSBY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
January 2025
- SUBCTHROSBY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2024· 1 proposal
May 2024
- SUBCTHROSBY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2023· 2 proposals
October 2023
- SUBCTHROSBY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
April 2023
- SUBCTHROSBY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2022· 5 proposals
September 2022
- SUBCTHROSBY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
August 2022
- SUBCTHROSBY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
- SUBCTHROSBY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
May 2022
- SUBCTHROSBY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
April 2022
- SUBCTHROSBY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2021· 5 proposals
December 2021
- SUBCTHROSBY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
October 2021
- SUBCTHROSBY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
- SUBCTHROSBY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
September 2021
- SUBCTHROSBY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
- SUBCTHROSBY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
2020· 4 proposals
December 2020
- SUBCTHROSBY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
July 2020
- SUBCTHROSBY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
May 2020
- SUBCTHROSBY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
April 2020
- SUBCTHROSBY · GUNGAHLINCompleted
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site
Amenities
24 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bench (9)
- Bettong Avenue after Pipistrelle StreetBus stop
- Bettong Avenue after Shingleback StreetBus stop
- Bettong Avenue before Dragon StreetBus stop
- Bettong Avenue before Gecko WayBus stop
- Bettong Avenue before Hawksbill StreetBus stop
- Bettong Avenue opposite Shingleback StreetBus stop
- Bus stop (6)
- Horse Park Drive after Gecko WayBus stop
- Horse Park Drive before Dugong WayBus 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
- Joey ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
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
22 state heritage places
- Aboriginal RecordingsT1 and PAD4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsT2 Throsby4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsTA94 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsTDPF PAD14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsT1 and PAD4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsTA 14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsCAS234 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsTDPF PAD24 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsT1 and PAD4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsGCE84 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Throsby Child Care Centrekindergarten
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)
- 18
- Parks (OSM)
- 18
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
- 52.7/100
- Cohort rank
- #51 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
- Throsby Child Care Centrechildcarekindergarten
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageT1 and PAD4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageT2 Throsby4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageTA94 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageTDPF PAD14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageT1 and PAD4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageTA 14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageCAS234 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageTDPF PAD24 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageT1 and PAD4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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