Kingston flood & bushfire report
Of Kingston’s 7,187 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Kingston’s flood exposure is below the ACT average of 0.1%, and bushfire exposure is below the ACT average of 8.5%.
Check a specific Kingston address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Crime near Kingston
Kingston sits in the ACT police jurisdiction, which recorded 10,735 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2025.
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 Kingston
Kingston is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: MIXED USE
High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.
Zone: HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: BUSINESS ZONE
School catchments in Kingston
Kingston can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Kingston
At the 2021 Census, 24.4% of Kingston’s 6,579 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Kingston
ACT council approved 4,031 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole ACT council area (not just Kingston). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 11 Spinifex Street, Kingston ACT 2604
- 14/30 Cunningham Street, Kingston ACT 2604
- 150/67 Giles Street, Kingston ACT 2604
- 201/55 The Causeway, Kingston ACT 2604
- 20 Charles Francis Lane, Kingston ACT 2604
- 26/18 Currie Crescent, Kingston ACT 2604
- 307/82 Wentworth Avenue, Kingston ACT 2604
- 85/22 Eyre Street, Kingston ACT 2604
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in ACT
Compare Kingston with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.