Beard
ACT 2620 · Unincorporated ACT
3 (2021) → 3 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Beard is a suburb in Unincorporated ACT, ACT 2620, about 10km from Canberra CBD. Recent property sales in Beard are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 33/100, and is about 97km inland. Beard has an overall score of 40/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
This is a commercial / transport hub with few residents — recorded incidents include visitors and workers, so a per-resident rate and safety score would be misleading. Raw incident counts are shown below.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
This suburb is a major commercial or transport hub. Total crime figures include incidents involving visitors and workers, not just residents.
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: ACT Policing (suburb-level) · Updated 2024
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1012 (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 West Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 0.9kmICSEA 990
- Queanbeyan High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 973
- Finigan School of Distance EducationCombined · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 1046
- St Gregory's Primary School - Lowe Street CampusPrimary · Catholic · 2.6km
- Queanbeyan Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 1009
- Karabar High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 999
- St Gregory's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3kmICSEA 1058
- Queanbeyan South Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 939
- Tirriwirri SchoolCombined · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 991
- Queanbeyan East Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 1025
- Jerrabomberra High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 1074
- Jerrabomberra Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.1kmICSEA 1104
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
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.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Beard
How far is Beard from Canberra CBD?
Beard is about 9.9 km from Canberra CBD, an estimated 42 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Beard?
Beard has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Beard?
Beard has a transport score of 33/100.