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Amaroo, ACT Family Guide

ACT 2914 · ACT Government

Discover Amaroo with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.

Explore kids’ activitiesDirectory data rebuilt 29 Oct 2026
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How Amaroo rates for families

How we rate suburbs →

Each factor is scored 0–5 against a fixed standard (not against other suburbs), and the overall is their average. Here is what we measured and why each scored what it did.

Overall rating
2.6
Fair
2.6 out of 5

Average of the 5 factors scored so far.

  • Kids' activities1.2/5

    2 kinds within 3 km

    12 kinds or more scores 5 · 5 kinds scores 3 · none scores 0

  • School access3.1/5

    41.1% of homes within an 800 m walk of a government primary school

    70% of homes or more scores 5 · 40% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0

  • Parks & play4.1/5

    84% of homes within a 400 m walk of a park

    95% of homes or more scores 5 · 70% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0

  • GP access0.0/5

    0% of homes within 1 km of a GP

    75% of homes or more scores 5 · 40% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0

  • Hot days4.6/5

    7.1 days a year at 35°C or hotter

    5 days or less scores 5 · 15 days scores 3 · 40 days or more scores 0

  • Not rated yet:
  • Public transport (not measured in ACT yet)
  • Commute to the city (not measured yet)
  • Everyday shopping (not measured yet)
  • Flood (not rated anywhere yet)
  • Bushfire (not rated in ACT yet)

Also known, not scored: Home internet — 100% of homes on fixed-line NBN (true of almost every city suburb, so it does not tell suburbs apart).

Data sources (8)

Rated 28 October 2026 (method 0.4-draft).

Schools13within 3 kmActivities11within 5 kmUpcoming events0shown within 5 kmHomes0for sale within 5 km

Find something they love

Martial arts6 within 5 kmAthletics1 within 5 km
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Explore Amaroo

Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.

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Browse sports, classes & activity providers

Sports & local clubs around Amaroo

AIRhee Taekwon-do Amaroo is the martial arts listing inside Amaroo, and the athletics section lists a club in the suburb too.

Martial arts around Amaroo

6 listed within 5 km of Amaroo · 2 in Amaroo

Choong-Moo Taekwondo

Amaroo

Taekwondo

In Amaroo

Rhee Taekwon-do Amaroo

Amaroo

Taekwondo

In Amaroo

Moon Lee Taekwondo

Casey

Taekwondo

2.8 km from central Amaroo

All martial arts in Amaroo (2) →
See all 6 within 5 km

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Schools within 3 km of Amaroo

Explore school profiles, admissions and nearby activities.

13 schools within 3 km of the Amaroo centre, 2 with a Amaroo address.

Parks, playgrounds & community places

Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.

Playgrounds (verified features) (2)

Parks (2)

What's coming up

One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.

No upcoming events are listed near this suburb right now. Explore nearby guides or check back for new events.

At a glance

This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Amaroo: 11 kids' activities within 5 km, 2 schools in Amaroo, and parks and playgrounds.

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Your council & community

Amaroo within ACT Government

3 of the council area’s 191 activity providers · 19th of 74 suburbs by number of providers

ACT Government guide

Libraries & community placesParks & playgroundsPools & recreationLocal events

Council-wide information and places near this suburb have different geographic scopes.

Homes with family context

Homes in and around Amaroo

A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.

Recently sold within 5 km of Amaroo

Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.

13 Burdekin Avenue (1/1)
Sold
House
13 Burdekin Avenue200m

Amaroo, ACT 2914

4
2
2
35 Bywaters Street (1/1)
Sold
Townhouse
35 Bywaters Street400m

Amaroo, ACT 2914

3
2
2
25 Tanderra Crescent (1/1)
Sold
House
25 Tanderra Crescent900m

Ngunnawal, ACT 2913

4
2
2
8/12 Marou Place (1/1)
Sold
Townhouse
8/12 Marou Place1.0km

Ngunnawal, ACT 2913

3
2
2
11 Burraly Court (1/1)
Sold
House
11 Burraly Court1.1km

Ngunnawal, ACT 2913

3
2
2
Level 19 (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
Level 191.2km

Gungahlin, ACT 2912

2
2
2

Nearby suburbs

Find more for your family close by. Distances are measured between suburb centres.

Kaleen

3 activity providers · 5.5 km

Lyneham

4 activity providers · 7.9 km

Compare activities, schools & parks
  • Amaroo

    Martial arts 2, Athletics 1

    2 schools · 1 park

  • Mitchell5 km · same council

    Martial arts 3, Arts & dance 2, Kids' activities & play 2, Gymnastics & cheer 1 +1

    0 schools · 0 parks

  • Kaleen5.5 km · same council

    Martial arts 1, Soccer 1, Tennis 1

    4 schools · 0 parks

  • Lyneham7.9 km · same council

    Tennis 3, Swimming 2, Yoga & wellbeing 2, Arts & dance 1 +3

    3 schools · 2 parks

Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.

Explore nearby family guides

Mitchell family guide · 5 kmKaleen family guide · 5.5 kmLyneham family guide · 7.9 km

This introduction and the sentences marked AI on this page were written with AI from the AroundSchools listings shown here (refreshed 28 Oct 2026) — what we've listed, not everywhere nearby, and it may be outdated. General information, not advice.

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Families checking schools in Amaroo can start with the schools section, which lists Amaroo School and Good Shepherd Primary School inside the suburb, with Ngunnawal Primary School among those around it. Open each school page for its own details.

Outside school, Amaroo's own activity listings include a martial arts school and an athletics club, and the martial arts section adds listings in neighbouring suburbs. Dance listings are in Mitchell and Lyneham.

The parks section lists a park inside Amaroo and playgrounds in a neighbouring suburb.

AIFor dance, open the Mitchell dance listings, or the Lyneham page for its directory.

Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 28 Oct 2026.

Kids activities across ACT Government

191 kids activities listed
on AroundSchools, in ACT Government
Sports138Creative Arts40Academic23Entertainment20Music11Health10

Local guides & reading

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School, activity and family guides for readers exploring Amaroo.

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Broader reading for ACT families

What Kids Actually Do in the ACT (Boys and Girls, 2025 Data)

The most common organised activity for children in the ACT is Swimming, which 31.3% of all children take part in outside school hours. For boys the most common is soccer (31.3%), and for girls it is…

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All kids' activities listed in Amaroo

Grouped by kind; only listings whose address is in Amaroo.