Holder
ACT 2611 · Unincorporated ACT
2,816 (2021) → 2,913 est. (2025) · Declining
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Holder is a declining suburb in Unincorporated ACT, ACT 2611, about 10km from Canberra CBD. Recent property sales in Holder are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 56/100, and is about 111km inland. Holder has an overall score of 73/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 78/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (3.87%), India (2.27%), New Zealand (1.42%), China (1.28%), Nepal (0.82%)
Top languages: Mandarin (1.21%), Vietnamese (0.96%), Spanish (0.85%), Nepali (0.75%), Italian (0.75%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
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 1107 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Canberra Montessori SchoolPrimary · IndependentICSEA 1156
- St Jude's Primary SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1130
- Communities@Work Galilee School - Holder CampusSecondary · Independent
Nearby (within 10km)
- Duffy Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.1kmICSEA 1086
- Islamic School of CanberraCombined · Independent · 1.3kmICSEA 1065
- Orana Steiner SchoolCombined · Independent · 1.5kmICSEA 1137
- Charles Weston SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 1105
- St John Vianney's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.1kmICSEA 1078
- Mount Stromlo High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 1079
- Chapman Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 1109
- Arawang Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 1100
- Lyons Early Childhood SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 1131
- Curtin Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 1145
- Holy Trinity Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.3kmICSEA 1133
- Evelyn Scott SchoolCombined · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 1121
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
Population & Growth
DecliningSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Holder
Is Holder safe?
Holder has a residential safety score of 78/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 1,740 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Holder from Canberra CBD?
Holder is about 9.7 km from Canberra CBD, an estimated 41 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Holder?
Holder has 3 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1143 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Holder?
Holder has a transport score of 56/100 and 24 bus stops.