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Spence property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Spence, ACT (1,130 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Mapped properties

Zoning in Spence

Spence is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other76.6% of properties

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

Zone: SUBURBAN

Other19.6% of properties

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

Zone: SUBURBAN CORE

Centre / commercial2.1% of properties

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

Zone: LOCAL CENTRE

School catchments in Spence

SecondaryMelba Copland Secondary School (11-12) · Melba Copland Secondary School (7-10)

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

Crime near Spence

Spence 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 Spence

At the 2021 Census, 16.1% of Spence’s 2,587 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian41.5%
English38.9%
Irish14.9%
Scottish12.9%
German4.7%
Italian2.9%

Top countries of birth

England2.9%
China0.9%
Germany0.9%
United States0.7%
Chile0.6%
Scotland0.6%

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

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Spence 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.