Oaks Estate
ACT 2620 · Unincorporated ACT
375 (2021) → 423 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Oaks Estate is a suburb in Unincorporated ACT, ACT 2620, about 11km from Canberra CBD. Recent property sales in Oaks Estate are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 33/100, and is about 95km inland. Oaks Estate has an overall score of 48/100, 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.
Top countries of birth: Afghanistan (3.47%), China (2.4%), India (2.4%), Pakistan (2.13%), Croatia (1.6%)
Top languages: Punjabi (2.4%), Mandarin (2.13%), Urdu (2.13%), Bengali (1.87%), Croatian (1.6%)
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.
Commercial & services hub. This suburb is a major employment and services centre, drawing a significant daily influx of workers and visitors from surrounding areas. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving commuters and visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident crime rates below may overstate the risk for people who live here.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
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
Totals include incidents involving commuters and visitors, 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 1003 (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 · 1.5kmICSEA 988
- Queanbeyan High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 967
- Queanbeyan East Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 1031
- Finigan School of Distance EducationCombined · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 1067
- St Gregory's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.8kmICSEA 1056
- St Gregory's Primary School - Lowe Street CampusPrimary · Catholic · 1.8km
- Queanbeyan Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 997
- Queanbeyan South Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 939
- Karabar High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 982
- Tirriwirri SchoolCombined · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 944
- Jerrabomberra Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 1107
- Jerrabomberra High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 1068
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.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
Places of Worship
Mapped places of worship within 3km of the suburb centre, grouped by religion where recorded. Community mapping may not capture every congregation.
Source: OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Oaks Estate
How far is Oaks Estate from Canberra CBD?
Oaks Estate is about 11.1 km from Canberra CBD, an estimated 45 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Oaks Estate?
Oaks Estate has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Oaks Estate?
Oaks Estate has a transport score of 33/100.