Symonston
ACT 2609 · Unincorporated ACT
655 (2021) → 738 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Symonston is a suburb in Unincorporated ACT, ACT 2609, about 8km from Canberra CBD. Recent property sales in Symonston are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 34/100, and is about 100km inland. Symonston has an overall score of 42/100, 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: Philippines (3.51%), England (3.05%), New Zealand (2.29%), PNG (0.92%), Thailand (0.76%)
Top languages: Filipino (1.83%), Thai (1.22%), Mandarin (1.07%), Greek (0.92%), Gujarati (0.92%)
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 1077 (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)
- Narrabundah CollegeSecondary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 1125
- St Benedict's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.9kmICSEA 1052
- Narrabundah Early Childhood SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 991
- Red Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 1134
- St Bede's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3kmICSEA 1113
- St Clare's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 3kmICSEA 1085
- St Edmund's College CanberraCombined · Independent · 3.2kmICSEA 1079
- Canberra Grammar SchoolSecondary · Independent · 3.6kmICSEA 1183
- Canberra Grammar School - Primary SchoolPrimary · Independent · 3.7km
- Telopea Park SchoolCombined · Government · 4.5kmICSEA 1156
- Jerrabomberra High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 1074
- Forrest Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 1126
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 Symonston
How far is Symonston from Canberra CBD?
Symonston is about 8.0 km from Canberra CBD, an estimated 36 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Symonston?
Symonston has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Symonston?
Symonston has a transport score of 34/100 and 2 bus stops.