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Belconnen property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Belconnen, ACT (9,651 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Belconnen

Belconnen is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:

Centre / commercial59.9% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: BUSINESS ZONE

Other14.5% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: SUBURBAN CORE

Residential6.6% of properties

High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.

Zone: HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL

School catchments in Belconnen

PrimaryAranda Primary School · Evelyn Scott School (P-6) · Florey Primary School · Hawker Primary School · Kingsford Smith School (3-6) · Macgregor Primary School · Macquarie Primary School · Maribyrnong Primary School · Strathnairn Primary School · Whitlam Primary School (P-6)
SecondaryBelconnen High School · Canberra College · Canberra High School · Evelyn Scott School (7-10) · Hawker College · Kingsford Smith School (7-10) · Melba Copland Secondary School (11-12) · University Of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra

Belconnen can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Crime near Belconnen

Belconnen sits in the ACT police jurisdiction, which recorded 11,701 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2024.

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1,449
Break-ins
920
Vehicle theft
6,227
Other theft
2,482
Assault
428
Sexual offences
182
Robbery
6
Other against the person
7
Homicide

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 11,701 total. Figures are for the whole ACT police jurisdiction (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Belconnen

At the 2021 Census, 50.4% of Belconnen’s 8,502 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English22.2%
Australian19.9%
Chinese15.4%
Irish7.8%
Scottish7.6%
Indian6.5%

Top countries of birth

China11.1%
India6.2%
Nepal5.7%
Philippines2.4%
England2%
South Korea1.7%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Belconnen

Unincorporated ACT council approved 4,339 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

4,339
Dwellings/yr
826
Houses
3,513
Units
03,2506,5002020202120222023202420252026

New dwellings approved across the whole Unincorporated ACT council area (not just Belconnen). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Belconnen address:

Nearby suburbs

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Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.