ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Turner, ACT, 2612
Current weather
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80% humidity · 9.5 km/h wind · 13.2° / 10° today · 21.8 mm rain
Desirability index
#70 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Turner is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 4,470 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 48 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with falling year-on-year trends (-57%), roughly 10.7 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, 4 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 4,470
- Median age
- 31
- Median household income / week
- $2,330
- Dwelling vacancy
- 11.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 275 of 2,410
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,901
- Employment rate
- 73.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 59 / 295 / 1,565
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)
- 48
- Against the person
- 7
- Against property
- 33
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 10.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 639 residents
- State safety percentile
- 62.5th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -56.8%
Most common offence types
- Burglary Dwellings4
- Burglary Other9
- Other Offences8
- Property Damage6
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)13
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
- 1,141
- Turner 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
4 active roadworks / incidents
- 91 Northbourne - Icon Water Connection WorksGould Street - both directions: between Northbourne Avenue and Moore Street. 7am - 5pm Friday 3 July 2026.Additional day required between Monday 6 July 2026 and Friday 10 July 2026.02 Jul 2026 – 10 Jul 2026
- Botanical - Greenway st Road ClosureGreenway Street both directions between Forbes Street and Northbourne Avenue6 am - 5 pm (daily) Monday to Friday as required.05 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2027
- Botanical Northbourne - Forbes st Concret PoursForbes Street (southbound direction) between Condamine Street and Greenway Street.7 am - 5 pm (daily) Monday to Friday as required.Access for local residents will be maintained during these works.18 May 2026 – 31 May 2027
- Milin Built - Botanical Forbes st Road ClosureForbes Street both directions between Greenway Street and Condamine Street.Resident access will be maintained during these works.7 am - 5 pm (daily) Monday to Friday as required.01 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2027
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).
65 planning-related records
2026· 7 proposals
May 2026
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
April 2026
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
March 2026
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
January 2026
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
2025· 8 proposals
December 2025
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
November 2025
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
October 2025
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
September 2025
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
May 2025
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
February 2025
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
January 2025
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
2024· 11 proposals
December 2024
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
November 2024
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
September 2024
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
August 2024
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
June 2024
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
May 2024
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
February 2024
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
January 2024
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
2023· 16 proposals
December 2023
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
November 2023
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
October 2023
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
September 2023
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
August 2023
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
July 2023
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
June 2023
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
May 2023
- SUBCTURNER · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
2022· 8 proposals
8 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2021· 6 proposals
6 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 9 proposals
9 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site
Amenities
40 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bbq
- Bench (2)
- Bicycle Parking (4)
- Barry Dr opp ANUBus stop
- Boldrewood Street 2nd after Ridley StreetBus stop
- Boldrewood Street after Barry DriveBus stop
- Boldrewood Street after David StreetBus stop
- Boldrewood Street after Froggatt StreetBus stop
- Boldrewood Street after Ridley StreetBus stop
- Boldrewood Street before Barry DriveBus 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
- Turner ParklandsPark
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
23 state heritage places
- 3 Spencer Street 1 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- 3 Spencer Street 1 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Canberra National Seventh Day Adventist Church 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Haig Park 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Haig Park 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Haig Park 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Haig Park 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Haig Park 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Haig Park 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Haig Park 3 - Registered Places or Objects
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Goodstart Early Learning Centre Turnerkindergarten
- Treehouse in the Park 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
- 35.3/100
- Cohort rank
- #70 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
- Goodstart Early Learning Centre Turnerchildcarekindergarten
- Treehouse in the Park Early Learning Centrechildcarekindergarten
- 3 Spencer Streetheritage 1 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- 3 Spencer Streetheritage 1 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Canberra National Seventh Day Adventist Churchheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Haig Parkheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Haig Parkheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Haig Parkheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Haig Parkheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Haig Parkheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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