ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Weston (ACT), ACT, 2611
Current weather
12.5°COvercast
81% humidity · 8.5 km/h wind · 13.2° / 9.9° today · 23.8 mm rain
Desirability index
#11 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Weston (ACT) is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 4,000 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and 1 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 4,000
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income / week
- $2,361
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 86 of 1,552
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,200
- Employment rate
- 58.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 75 / 308 / 68
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.
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Downer Group - Arterial South Reseal - 2025/26 ASR014 Hindmarsh Drive (Westbound), Waramanga - PSS25115Hindmarsh Drive - Median: at Larakia Street and McInnes Street.Larakia Street - northbound and southbound: between Hindmarsh Drive and Malara Street.9:30am - 4:00pm Monday - Friday. 7:00am - 8:00pm Saturday..8:00am - 8:00pm Sunday.15 Jan 2026 – 11 Jan 2027
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Amenities
157 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BWSAlcohol
- CandamberAlcohol
- Bakers DelightBakery
- St.GeorgeBank
- Teachers Mutual BankBank
- Bbq
- Bench (9)
- Bicycle Parking (13)
- Brierly Street Cooleman Court PlatformBus stop
- Brierly Street Cooleman Court Platform 2Bus 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
- Fetherston GardensPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 11
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Cooleman Court Pharmacypharmacy
- Dr Karin Elix & Associatesdentist
- SportsCarephysiotherapist
- Western Creek Medical Practiceclinic
- Weston Creek Dental Caredentist
- Weston Creek Family Medicinedoctor
- Weston Creek Physiotherapyphysiotherapist
- Weston Creek Walk-In CentreParkinson Streetnurse
- Weston Dental Surgerydentist
- Weston Dentistrydentist
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)
- 9/10
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
1 state heritage place
- Tuggeranong Parkway Road Cutting 3 - Registered Places or Objects
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Weston Creek Children’s 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)
- 18
- Parks (OSM)
- 14
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
- 89.4/100
- Cohort rank
- #11 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
- Weston Creek Children’s Centrechildcarekindergarten
- Tuggeranong Parkway Road Cuttingheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Cooleman Court Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Dr Karin Elix & Associateshealthdentist
- SportsCarehealthphysiotherapist
- Western Creek Medical Practicehealthclinic
- Weston Creek Dental Carehealthdentist
- Weston Creek Family Medicinehealthdoctor
- Weston Creek Physiotherapyhealthphysiotherapist
- Weston Creek Walk-In CentrehealthParkinson Streetnurse
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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