ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Torrens, ACT, 2607
Current weather
11.9°COvercast
83% humidity · 11.7 km/h wind · 12.6° / 9.5° today · 21.5 mm rain
Desirability index
#65 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Torrens is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 2,424 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 11 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with falling year-on-year trends (-21%), roughly 4.5 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services, 1 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 2,424
- Median age
- 39
- Median household income / week
- $2,612
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 46 of 902
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,470
- Employment rate
- 64.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 40 / 109 / 21
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)
- 11
- Against the person
- 4
- Against property
- 1
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 4.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 606 residents
- State safety percentile
- 13.4th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -21.4%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Non-Fv4
- Other Offences6
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)1
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
- 1,079
- Torrens 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
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Torrens Place Sewer Line RenewalTorrens Place Service Road from Torrens Place to Batchelor Street. 7 am - 6 pm (daily) Monday to Friday as required.24 Jun 2026 – 03 Jul 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Planning & development
Development applications from ACT planning register (lodged 2020–2026).
47 planning-related records
2026· 1 proposal
February 2026
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2025· 6 proposals
December 2025
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
November 2025
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
September 2025
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
February 2025
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2024· 7 proposals
December 2024
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
November 2024
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
October 2024
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
August 2024
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
June 2024
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
May 2024
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2023· 8 proposals
December 2023
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
August 2023
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
June 2023
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
April 2023
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
February 2023
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
January 2023
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2022· 9 proposals
November 2022
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
October 2022
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
September 2022
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
August 2022
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
June 2022
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
May 2022
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
February 2022
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
January 2022
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2021· 8 proposals
December 2021
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
September 2021
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
August 2021
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
June 2021
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
2020· 8 proposals
November 2020
- SUBCTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYCompleted
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site
Amenities
22 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bench
- Athllon Drive 2nd after Beasley StreetBus stop
- Athllon Drive after Beasley StreetBus stop
- Athllon Drive at Beasley StreetBus stop
- Athllon Drive Southlands ShopsBus stop
- Beasley Street 2nd after Basedow StreetBus stop
- Beasley Street 2nd after Hodgson CrescentBus stop
- Beasley Street after Basedow StreetBus stop
- Beasley Street after Batchelor StreetBus stop
- Beasley Street after Gouger 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)
- 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
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Torrens Early Learning 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)
- 5
- Parks (OSM)
- 4
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
- 40.2/100
- Cohort rank
- #65 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
- Torrens Early Learning Centrechildcarekindergarten
- SUBCplanningTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 03 Feb 2026 · Completed
- SUBCplanningTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 20 Dec 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 02 Dec 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 14 Nov 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 18 Sep 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 19 Feb 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 18 Feb 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 31 Dec 2024 · Completed
- SUBCplanningTORRENS · WODEN VALLEYLodged 15 Dec 2024 · Completed
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Updated on site
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