Symonston flood & bushfire risk
Of Symonston’s 682 mapped properties, 0.1% are in a mapped flood area and 27.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Symonston’s flood exposure is in line with the ACT average of 0.1%, and bushfire exposure is above the ACT average of 8.5%.
Check a specific Symonston address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Symonston
Flood and bushfire areas across Symonston. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Symonston
Symonston 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 Symonston
Symonston is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: BROADACRE
Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.
Zone: GENERAL INDUSTRY
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: DESIGNATED
School catchments in Symonston
Symonston can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Symonston
At the 2021 Census, 17.7% of Symonston’s 655 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 Symonston
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 Symonston). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in ACT
Compare Symonston 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.