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 32/100, 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
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
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.
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 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 990
- Queanbeyan High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 973
- Queanbeyan East Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 1025
- Finigan School of Distance EducationCombined · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 1046
- St Gregory's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.8kmICSEA 1058
- St Gregory's Primary School - Lowe Street CampusPrimary · Catholic · 1.8km
- Queanbeyan Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 1009
- Queanbeyan South Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 939
- Karabar High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 999
- Tirriwirri SchoolCombined · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 991
- Jerrabomberra Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 1104
- Jerrabomberra High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 1074
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 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 32/100.