Canberra Airport bushfire risk

Of Canberra Airport’s 408 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 6.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Canberra Airport’s flood exposure is below the ACT average of 0.1%, and bushfire exposure is below the ACT average of 8.5%.

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
6.4%
Of properties in a bushfire area
408
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Canberra Airport

Flood and bushfire areas across Canberra Airport. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Canberra Airport

Canberra Airport sits in the ACT police jurisdiction, which recorded 10,735 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2025.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 10,735 total. Figures are for the whole ACT police jurisdiction (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Canberra Airport

Canberra Airport is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other98.8% of properties

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

Zone: BROADACRE

Other1.2% of properties

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Zone: DESIGNATED

School catchments in Canberra Airport

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

Who lives in Canberra Airport

At the 2021 Census, 15.2% of Canberra Airport’s 125 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian32%
English20%
Irish14.4%
Scottish9.6%
Italian4.8%
Greek3.2%

Top countries of birth

Nepal3.2%
India2.4%
Thailand2.4%

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

Development near Canberra Airport

ACT council approved 4,031 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

4,031
Dwellings/yr
808
Houses
3,223
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole ACT council area (not just Canberra Airport). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.