ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Waramanga, 2611
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Desirability score
- Premium
- Green space
- Schools
- Shops
- Metro
Suburb profile
In Unincorporated ACT, Waramanga is a settled mid-sized suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. Well placed between the city and outer suburbs, it offers practical access in every direction. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with family life visible on every street.
Daily life is practical and well connected, with the city and nearby suburbs easy to tap into. Local parks and tree cover add a welcome outdoor dimension to suburban life. Property is in demand, reflecting the appeal of living in a place people actively choose.
The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
On the desirability index, the suburb rates good overall, led by community and employment and schools and education, while growth momentum and local dining and lifestyle amenities sit closer to the middle of the pack for similar metro suburbs.
Population
- Population
- 2,785
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $2,247
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 66 of 1,138
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,175
- Employment rate
- 61.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 65 / 210 / 28
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 · 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)
- 21
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 6
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 7.5
- State safety percentile
- 42.9th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -16%
Most common offence types
- Motor Vehicle Theft1
- Other Offences15
- Property Damage2
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)3
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 · Period: 2025 Q1 Jan-Mar → 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun; 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun · Updated on site · Quarterly XLSX release
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 1,094
- Arawang Primary SchoolPrimary
- Mount Stromlo High SchoolSecondary
- St John Vianney's Primary SchoolPrimary
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 · 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.
2026· 1 proposal
January 2026
- SUBCWARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2025· 1 proposal
September 2025
- SUBCWARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2024· 3 proposals
October 2024
- SUBCWARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted
September 2024
- SUBCWARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted
July 2024
- SUBCWARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2023· 1 proposal
January 2023
- SUBCWARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2022· 5 proposals
October 2022
- SUBCWARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted
September 2022
- SUBCWARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted
August 2022
- SUBCWARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted
May 2022
- SUBCWARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted
April 2022
- SUBCWARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2021· 4 proposals
November 2021
- SUBCWARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted
October 2021
- SUBCWARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted
August 2021
- SUBCWARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted
July 2021
- SUBCWARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted
2020· 2 proposals
July 2020
- SUBCWARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted
April 2020
- SUBCWARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKCompleted
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2026 · Updated on site
Amenities
48 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Waramanga Beauty SpotBeauty salon
- Bench (5)
- Bicycle Parking
- Badimara Street after Hindmarsh DriveBus stop
- Badimara Street after Yambina StreetBus stop
- Badimara Street before Hindmarsh DriveBus stop
- Badimara Street Mount Stromlo High SchoolBus stop
- Mt Stromlo HS School Grounds (School Services Only)Bus stop
- Namatjira Drive 2nd after Walpiri PlaceBus stop
- Namatjira Drive after Hindmarsh DriveBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
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
- Waramanga District Playing FieldsPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Capital Chemist WaramangaWaramanga Placepharmacy
- Waramanga Medical Centreclinic
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
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 · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 6
- Parks (OSM)
- 6
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 features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 58.3/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 24% of Australian Capital Territory's suburbs
- National rank
- 871st in Australia
- State rank
- 25th in ACT
- Peer rank
- #25 among Metro Canberra · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #25 among Metro Canberra suburbs
- Data confidence
- 75%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- SUBCplanningWARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKLodged 13 Jan 2026 · Completed
- Capital Chemist WaramangahealthWaramanga Placepharmacy
- Waramanga Medical Centrehealthclinic
- Waramanga District Playing Fieldsgovernmentpark
- SUBCplanningWARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKLodged 03 Sep 2025 · Completed
- SUBCplanningWARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKLodged 02 Oct 2024 · Completed
- SUBCplanningWARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKLodged 30 Sep 2024 · Completed
- SUBCplanningWARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKLodged 18 Jul 2024 · Completed
- SUBCplanningWARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKLodged 20 Jan 2023 · Completed
- SUBCplanningWARAMANGA · WESTON CREEKLodged 31 Oct 2022 · Completed
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Updated on site
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Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile elsewhere in Australian Capital Territory or interstate.