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Franklin property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Franklin, ACT (3,395 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Franklin

Franklin is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential48.4% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: URBAN RESIDENTIAL

Residential28.2% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL

Centre / commercial16.1% of properties

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

Zone: MIXED USE

School catchments in Franklin

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

Crime near Franklin

Franklin 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 Franklin

At the 2021 Census, 49.6% of Franklin’s 7,484 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian19.6%
English17.6%
Chinese15.4%
Indian9.6%
Irish5.4%
Scottish4.5%

Top countries of birth

China9.2%
India8.6%
Nepal5.1%
Vietnam2.4%
South Korea2.2%
Sri Lanka1.6%

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

Development near Franklin

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 Franklin). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Nearby suburbs

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.