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ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council

Wanniassa, ACT, 2903

Current weather

11.9°COvercast

83% humidity · 11.7 km/h wind · 12.6° / 9.5° today · 21.5 mm rain

Desirability index

23.4/100

#83 among Metro Canberra suburbs

How this score is calculated

Suburb snapshot

Wanniassa is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 7,885 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 206 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with rising year-on-year trends (+62%), roughly 26.1 offences per 1,000 residents, 5 school and preschool sites in the area, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.

Population

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)
163 / 274 / 23

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)
206
Against the person
8
Against property
163
Rate per 1,000 residents
26.1
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 986 residents
State safety percentile
83.9th (lower crime is better)
Year-on-year change
+62.2%

Most common offence types

  • Assault - Non-Fv4
  • Burglary Other4
  • Other Offences35
  • Property Damage116
  • Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)38

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
5
Median school ICSEA (5 schools)
1,061
  • Erindale CollegeSecondary
  • St Anthony's Parish Primary SchoolPrimary
  • Trinity Christian SchoolCombined
  • Wanniassa Hills Primary SchoolPrimary
  • Wanniassa SchoolCombined

Data sources & freshness

Planning & development

Development applications from ACT planning register (lodged 2020–2026).

87 planning-related records

2026· 1 proposal

  • February 2026

  • SUBC
    WANNIASSA · TUGGERANONGCompleted
2025· 9 proposals

  • December 2025

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  • August 2025

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  • June 2025

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  • January 2025

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2024· 7 proposals

  • December 2024

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2023· 19 proposals

  • December 2023

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  • November 2023

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  • May 2023

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  • April 2023

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2022· 16 proposals

  • November 2022

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2021· 18 proposals

18 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.

2020· 17 proposals

17 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

128 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • BWSAlcohol
  • Bench (5)
  • Bicycle Parking
  • Amsinck Street after Erindale DriveBus stop
  • Amsinck Street after McBryde CrescentBus stop
  • Ashley Drive after McBryde Crescent (School Services Only)Bus stop
  • Ashley Drive after Sternberg Crescent (School Services Only)Bus stop
  • Comrie Street Erindale Centre Platform 1Bus stop
  • Comrie Street opposite Erindale Centre Platform 2Bus stop
  • Fincham Crescent 2nd after Wheeler CrescentBus 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

  • Athllon ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics
1
Emergency department
Not in suburb
  • Capital PathologyGratten Courtlaboratory

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

15 state 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 · Period: current · Updated on site

Childcare

3 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • Appletree House Occassional Carekindergarten
  • Iloura Child Care and Education Centrekindergarten
  • Trinity ELCMcBryde Crescentkindergarten

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)
10
Parks (OSM)
10

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
23.4/100
Cohort rank
#83 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

  • Appletree House Occassional Carechildcarekindergarten
  • Iloura Child Care and Education Centrechildcarekindergarten
  • Trinity ELCchildcareMcBryde Crescentkindergarten
  • Aboriginal Places – Scarred trees in the ACTheritageMST 21 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
  • Aboriginal Places – Scarred trees in the ACTheritageMST 71 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
  • Aboriginal Places – Scarred trees in the ACTheritageMST 121 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
  • Aboriginal Places – Scarred trees in the ACTheritageMST 131 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
  • Aboriginal Places – Scarred trees in the ACTheritageMST 31 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
  • Aboriginal Places – Scarred trees in the ACTheritageMST 61 - Nomination to the Heritage Register
  • Aboriginal Places – Scarred trees in the ACTheritageMST 11 - Nomination to the Heritage Register

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site

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