ACT Remainder - Kowen
ACT 2620 · Unincorporated ACT
25 (2021) → 25 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
ACT Remainder - Kowen is a suburb in Unincorporated ACT, ACT 2620, about 17km from Canberra CBD. Recent property sales in ACT Remainder - Kowen are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 29/100, and is about 90km inland. ACT Remainder - Kowen has an overall score of 26/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
ATO 2023-24, postcode 2620 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Crime data isn't published at the suburb level for ACT suburbs, so we don't show a residential safety score here.
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1006 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Queanbeyan East Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.2kmICSEA 1031
- St Gregory's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 8.1kmICSEA 1056
- Queanbeyan Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.7kmICSEA 997
- St Gregory's Primary School - Lowe Street CampusPrimary · Catholic · 8.9km
- Finigan School of Distance EducationCombined · Government · 9.6kmICSEA 1067
- Queanbeyan High SchoolSecondary · Government · 9.7kmICSEA 967
- Queanbeyan West Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.8kmICSEA 988
- Queanbeyan South Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.9kmICSEA 939
- Tirriwirri SchoolCombined · Government · 10kmICSEA 944
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
In this suburb
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap · Healthdirect NHSD (via Geoscience Australia)
Entertainment Scene
No data
Entertainment venue data isn't available for this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for ACT. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
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Source: OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about ACT Remainder - Kowen
How far is ACT Remainder - Kowen from Canberra CBD?
ACT Remainder - Kowen is about 17.0 km from Canberra CBD, an estimated 63 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in ACT Remainder - Kowen?
ACT Remainder - Kowen has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in ACT Remainder - Kowen?
ACT Remainder - Kowen has a transport score of 29/100.