Lyons bushfire risk
Of Lyons’s 2,060 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 8.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Lyons’s flood exposure is below the ACT average of 0.1%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the ACT average of 8.5%.
Where the hazards are in Lyons
Flood and bushfire areas across Lyons. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Lyons
Lyons sits in the ACT police jurisdiction, which recorded 11,701 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2024.
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.
Zoning in Lyons
Lyons is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: SUBURBAN CORE
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: SUBURBAN
High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.
Zone: HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
School catchments in Lyons
Lyons can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Lyons
At the 2021 Census, 35.2% of Lyons’s 3,271 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 Lyons
ACT council approved 4,437 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole ACT council area (not just Lyons). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.