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ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Wanniassa, 2903
Est. population · Jun 2025
7,765
Growth (1 yr)
-0.5%
Growth (5 yr)
-0.3%
Median age
39
Median income
$2,295/wk
Employment rate
62.2%
Languages at home
17.1%non-English
Most common: Malayalam, Nepali, Spanish
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Heritage area
- Education hub
- High desirability
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Wanniassa is a practical mid-sized suburb in Unincorporated ACT, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with plenty of young families in the mix. Local schools rate highly against similar suburbs.
Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many metro suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Most routine trips are on foot, while buses cover longer journeys across the metro area. Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers.
Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. The built character feels settled, with heritage streetscapes lending the area a sense of history.
Desirability rates good overall, led by stronger growth momentum, plus community and employment compared with similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
Wanniassa snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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Population (ERP)
7,765
-0.5% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
4.9%
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
#22
among Metro Canberra · Established
Safety
81st
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
13th
percentile in ACT
Advantage (IRSAD)
9/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
73rd
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
- 63.8/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 32% of Australian Capital Territory's suburbs
- National rank
- 663rd in Australia
- State rank
- 34th in ACT
- Peer rank
- #22 among Metro Canberra · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #34 among Metro Canberra suburbs
- Data confidence
- 82%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
7,765(June 2025)
-0.5% annual · -0.3% over 5 years · 13th percentile in ACT
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- -0.5%
- 5-year growth
- -0.3%
- Change in 1 year
- -39
- Change in 5 years
- -27
- Growth rank in ACT
- 13th 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 (~7,650), extrapolated at -0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 7,885
- Median age
- 39
- Median household income / week
- $2,295
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 150 of 3,045
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,100
- Employment rate
- 62.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 2,600 / 274 / 23
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)
- 333
- Against the person
- 17
- Against property
- 246
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 42.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 464 residents
- State safety percentile
- 81.4th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -25.6%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Non-Fv8
- Burglary Other8
- Other Offences70
- Property Damage133
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)92
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
- 6
- Median school ICSEA (6 schools)
- 1,062
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 73th
School list
- Wanniassa SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 991 · 43th percentile · LBOTE 23% · 538 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
- Wanniassa Hills Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1061 · 72th percentile · LBOTE 22% · 340 students · Top SEA quarter 30% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
- Erindale CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1041 · 65th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 871 students · Top SEA quarter 21% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
- St Anthony's Parish Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1067 · 74th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 421 students · Top SEA quarter 28% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- Trinity Christian SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1150 · 95th percentile · LBOTE 36% · 1,073 students · Top SEA quarter 60% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- Monash Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1063 · 73th percentile · LBOTE 23% · 414 students · Top SEA quarter 29% · 1.9 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
Childcare
3 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Appletree House Occassional Carekindergarten
- Iloura Child Care and Education Centrekindergarten
- Trinity ELCMcBryde Crescentkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Amenities
223 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
3 restaurants · 2 cafes · 2 supermarkets · 5 fast food · 1 libraries · 3 places of worship · 12 playgrounds · 1 dog parks
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 10 parks mapped in suburb, 12 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 90 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 29 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 75/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.25
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 1.27
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.27
Food & drink(10)
- Black and White EspressoCafe
- Cherry Bean CafeCafe
- McDonald'sFast food
- Red RoosterFast food
53 Rylah Crescent
- SubwayFast food
- Willy's Fish & BurgersFast food
Unit 23 68, Wanniassa
- ZambreroFast food
50 Comrie Street
- Gary's KitchenRestaurant
28 Denigan Street
- Joe's Thai FoodRestaurant
Unit Shop 20 Sangster Place
- Turkish Master KebabRestaurant
Shopping(3)
- Reddy ExpressConvenience store
- ColesSupermarket
12 Sangster Place
- WoolworthsSupermarket
Community(12)
- Erindale Neighbourhood CentreCommunity centre
- Appletree House Occassional CareKindergarten
- Iloura Child Care and Education CentreKindergarten
- Trinity ELCKindergarten
McBryde Crescent
- ACT Public Library ErindaleLibrary
- Erindale CollegeSchool
- Mackillop Catholic SchoolSchool
- School
- St Anthony’s Parish PrimarySchool
- St Mary MacKillop College Wanniassa CampusSchool
12 Mackinnon Street
- Trinity Christian SchoolSchool
36 McBryde Crescent
- Wanniassa Hills PrimarySchool
Langdon Avenue
Sport & outdoors(38)
- Athllon ParkDog park
- Park (9)
- Billson Place Nneighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Bussau Close Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Halfrey Circuit (At Styles Place) Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Lansell Circuit Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Playground
- Sainsbury Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Sangster Place Central Community PlaygroundPlayground
- Steinfield Court Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- TCS QuadranglePlayground
- Watkins Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Wheeler Crescent Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Whiteman Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Sports field
- TCS OvalSports field
- TCS Top OvalSports field
- Wanniassa 1Sports field
- Wanniassa 2Sports field
- Swimming pool (11)
Transport(90)
90 bus stops
Other(36)
- BWSAlcohol
- Bench (5)
- Bicycle Parking
- Kmart Tyre & Auto Service CE WanniassaCar repair
- 7-ElevenCar wash
- St Mary MacKillop College - Padua CampusCollege
- Common (7)
- Compressed Air (2)
- Athllon Park Disc Golf CourseDisc Golf Course
- Drinking water
- Erindale Community GardenGarden
- Garden (2)
- Capital PathologyLaboratory
Suite 5, 1 Gratten Court
- Erindale VikingsParking
- Parking (19)
- Trinity Christian SchoolParking
- Trinity ELCParking
- Parking Entrance (3)
- 7-Eleven ErindalePetrol station
76 Gartside Street
- Coles ExpressPetrol station
- Woolworths PetrolPetrol station
- CapitalEdge ChurchPlace of worship
- Lifestream Christian FellowshipPlace of worship
- Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
- Post Box
- Erindale Centre Post OfficePost office
- EnclosureShelter
- Shelter (3)
- Storage ContainerShelter
- Storage ContainersShelter
- Viking ParkStadium
- TelstraTelephone
- Vacuum Cleaner
- Erindale Reverse Vending MachineVending machine
- KidstartYes
- Yes
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
- Athllon ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 10
- Parks (OSM)
- 10
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
Places of worship
3 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- CapitalEdge Church
- Lifestream Christian Fellowship
- Uniting Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 1
- Nearest hospital
- Canberra Hospital (5.8 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- Capital PathologyGratten CourtLaboratory
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)
- 297
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 38.2
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· 3 proposals
August 2026
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGActive
July 2026
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGActive
February 2026
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
2025· 9 proposals
December 2025
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
August 2025
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
June 2025
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
March 2025
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
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January 2025
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
2024· 7 proposals
December 2024
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
September 2024
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
August 2024
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
March 2024
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
February 2024
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
2023· 19 proposals
December 2023
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
November 2023
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
October 2023
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
July 2023
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
June 2023
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
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May 2023
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
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April 2023
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
March 2023
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
February 2023
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
January 2023
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
2022· 4 proposals
November 2022
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
October 2022
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
- SUBCWANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · 2026 · Updated
Heritage
15 heritage places
- Aboriginal Places – Scarred trees in the ACTMST 21 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Aboriginal Places – Scarred trees in the ACTMST 71 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Aboriginal Places – Scarred trees in the ACTMST 121 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Aboriginal Places – Scarred trees in the ACTMST 131 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Aboriginal Places – Scarred trees in the ACTMST 31 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Aboriginal Places – Scarred trees in the ACTMST 61 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Aboriginal Places – Scarred trees in the ACTMST 11 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Aboriginal Places – Scarred trees in the ACTMST 91 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Aboriginal Places – Scarred trees in the ACTMST 51 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
- Aboriginal Places – Scarred trees in the ACTScarred Tree Tuggeranong - TST11 - 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
- Bean
- Member of Parliament
- David SMITH (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 113,876
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.5%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +6.3 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 30.7%Labor 69.3%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.7 km away).
Coalition 29.9%Labor 70.1%
0.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +6.5 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- WanniassaLabor 69.5% · Coalition 30.4% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
- Wanniassa HillsLabor 71.4% · Coalition 28.6% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
- MonashLabor 68.0% · Coalition 32.0% TPP (2025)1.9 km away
- Kambah SouthLabor 76.3% · Coalition 23.7% TPP (2025)2.1 km away
- GreenwayLabor 72.7% · Coalition 27.3% TPP (2025)2.6 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)
- 9/10
- 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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