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

86/100

#16 among Metro Canberra suburbs

How this score is calculated

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 ProfileAustralian 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

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 & closuresState 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

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2025· 13 proposals
  • November 2025

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2024· 11 proposals
  • November 2024

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2023· 16 proposals
  • November 2023

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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 applicationsACT 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 amenitiesOpenStreetMap 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

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics
1
Emergency department
Not in suburb
  • Yarralumla Pharmacypharmacy

Data sources & freshness

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

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 registerState 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 servicesOpenStreetMap · 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 overlaysState 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 featuresOpenStreetMap 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 indexSuburb 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 servicesOpenStreetMap · Updated on site
  • State heritage registerState heritage authority · Updated on site

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