ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Yarralumla, ACT, 2600
Current weather
12.7°COvercast
80% humidity · 9.5 km/h wind · 13.2° / 10° today · 21.8 mm rain
Desirability index
#16 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Yarralumla is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 3,120 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 19 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with falling year-on-year trends (-21%), roughly 6.1 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, 5 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 and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 3,120
- Median age
- 50
- Median household income / week
- $3,327
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 149 of 1,381
- Median monthly mortgage
- $3,425
- Employment rate
- 56.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 53 / 337 / 92
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)
- 19
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 11
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 6.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 3,120 residents
- State safety percentile
- 28.6th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -20.8%
Most common offence types
- Burglary Dwellings2
- Motor Vehicle Theft2
- Other Offences7
- Property Damage5
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)2
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
- 1,142
- Yarralumla Primary 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
5 active roadworks / incidents
- Resub TTE24-PB2-7403 Preferred Builders, 40 Musgrave St, YarralumlaMusgrave Street (both directions): from Schlich Street to Broome Crescent.7 am - 6 pm periodically.07 Sep 2025 – 30 Oct 2026
- TTE25-WC1-8186 Woden Contractors, The Brickworks, YarralumlaBrickworks Way (both directions): will be closed at Dudley Street.08 Jul 2025 – 18 Dec 2026
- TTM 26045 Downer - NCA Heavy Patching 25-26 TTM 1 Patch C1-C2State Circle northbound direction between Perth Avenue and Kings Avenue.Flynn Drive both directions between Alexandrina Drive / Coronation Drive and State Circle.No left turn movements from Perth Avenue and Rhodes Place onto State Circle.Commonwealth Avenue southbound exit onto State Circle.8 pm - 6 am (nightly) Sunday to Friday night / Saturday morning.21 Jun 2026 – 14 Aug 2026
- TTM 26045 Downer - NCA Heavy Patching 25-26 TTM 2 Patch C7-C10State Circle - southbound direction: from Sydney Avenue to Canberra Avenue.Sydney Avenue Closed at State Circle.No Right Turn from State Circle - Northbound to Sydney Avenue.8 pm - 6 am (nightly) Sunday through to Friday night / Saturday morning.20 Jun 2026 – 29 Sep 2026
- The Canberra Brick WorksWoolls Street (both directions): from Maxwell Street to Woolls Street.01 Feb 2026 – 31 Oct 2026
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).
90 planning-related records
2026· 4 proposals
May 2026
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
April 2026
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
February 2026
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
2025· 13 proposals
November 2025
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
October 2025
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
September 2025
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
August 2025
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
July 2025
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
May 2025
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
February 2025
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALActive
2024· 11 proposals
November 2024
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
October 2024
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
August 2024
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
May 2024
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
April 2024
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
January 2024
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
2023· 16 proposals
November 2023
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
October 2023
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
July 2023
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
May 2023
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
April 2023
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
March 2023
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
February 2023
- SUBCYARRALUMLA · CANBERRA CENTRALCompleted
2022· 20 proposals
20 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2021· 12 proposals
12 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 14 proposals
14 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
- L’Épi YarralumlaBakery
Unit 1 45 Novar Street, Yarralumla
- Bbq (9)
- ElyssiumBeauty salon
- Bench (28)
- Bicycle Parking
- Biergarten
- Bus stop (2)
- Hopetoun before Hampton CircuitBus stop
- Hopetoun Circuit after Hampton CircuitBus stop
- Hopetoun Circuit after Weston StreetBus 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
6 parks and public open space in this suburb
- English GardenPark
- Lennox GardensPark
- Terrace GardenPark
- Vista LawnPark
- Weston ParkPark
- Yarralumla Bay District ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Yarralumla Pharmacypharmacy
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)
- 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
91 state heritage places
- 113 Schlich Street 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- 113 Schlich Street 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal RecordingsCC-YAR-0034 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsCultural Tree (Womens Bussiness)4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsCC-YAR-0024 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsCC-YAR-0014 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Albert Hall Heritage Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Albert Hall Heritage Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Albert Hall Heritage Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Albert Hall Heritage Precinct 3 - Registered Places or Objects
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
3 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Aeon Academychildcare
- Papilio Early Learning YarralumlaMacgillivray Streetchildcare
- St Nicholas Greek-Australian Pre-School & Child Care CentreHill Cornerchildcare
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)
- 77
- Parks (OSM)
- 23
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
- 86.0/100
- Cohort rank
- #16 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
- Aeon Academychildcarechildcare
- Papilio Early Learning YarralumlachildcareMacgillivray Streetchildcare
- St Nicholas Greek-Australian Pre-School & Child Care CentrechildcareHill Cornerchildcare
- 113 Schlich Streetheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- 113 Schlich Streetheritage 3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageCC-YAR-0034 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageCultural Tree (Womens Bussiness)4 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageCC-YAR-0024 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageCC-YAR-0014 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Albert Hall Heritage Precinctheritage 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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