Palmerston bushfire risk
Of Palmerston’s 2,537 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 9.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Palmerston’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 Palmerston address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Palmerston
Flood and bushfire areas across Palmerston. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Palmerston
Palmerston 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 Palmerston
Palmerston is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: SUBURBAN
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: LOCAL CENTRE
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: URBAN OPEN SPACE
School catchments in Palmerston
Palmerston can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Palmerston
At the 2021 Census, 31.2% of Palmerston’s 5,579 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 Palmerston
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 Palmerston). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in ACT
Compare Palmerston 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.