Kaleen bushfire risk

Of Kaleen’s 3,354 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 15.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

Check a specific Kaleen address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
15.5%
Of properties in a bushfire area
3,354
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Kaleen

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

Loading map…

Crime near Kaleen

Kaleen 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.
010,00020,0001993199820032008201320182023

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 Kaleen

Kaleen is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other61.6% of properties

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

Zone: SUBURBAN

Other25.2% of properties

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

Zone: SUBURBAN CORE

Community6.5% of properties

Community facilities — schools, hospitals, and civic or community uses.

Zone: COMMUNITY FACILITIES

School catchments in Kaleen

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

Who lives in Kaleen

At the 2021 Census, 29.2% of Kaleen’s 7,672 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian31%
English30.8%
Irish11.7%
Scottish10%
Chinese7.1%
Italian4.8%

Top countries of birth

China3.8%
England2.8%
India2.5%
Vietnam1.5%
Philippines1.1%
New Zealand1.1%

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

Development near Kaleen

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

4,031
Dwellings/yr
808
Houses
3,223
Units
03,2506,5002020202120222023202420252026

New dwellings approved across the whole ACT council area (not just Kaleen). 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.