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Phillip, ACT Family Guide

ACT 2606 · ACT Government

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

Explore kids’ activitiesDirectory data rebuilt 29 Oct 2026
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Australian Capital Territory regional photograph · Tim J Keegan / CC BY-SA 2.0

How Phillip 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
3.1
Good
3.1 out of 5

Average of the 5 factors scored so far.

  • Kids' activities5.0/5

    27 kinds within 3 km

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

  • School access0.2/5

    3.1% 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 & play1.1/5

    26.3% 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 access4.7/5

    69% 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 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 — 90.7% 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).

Schools20within 3 kmActivities54within 5 kmUpcoming events0shown within 5 kmHomes0for sale within 5 km

Find something they love

Martial arts8 within 5 kmOther sports8 within 5 kmTennis7 within 5 kmGymnastics & cheer6 within 5 kmFootball (AFL)5 within 5 km
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Swimming3 within 5 kmAthletics1 within 5 kmArts & dance14 within 5 kmTutoring & STEM10 within 5 kmKids' activities & play8 within 5 kmMusic2 within 5 kmYoga & wellbeing2 within 5 km
Category photo credits

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Explore Phillip

Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.

Phillip Oval

Phillip · 0.5 km

Sports courts / fields

Garran Oval

Garran · 1.6 km

Sports courts / fields
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Sports & local clubs around Phillip

Martial arts around Phillip

8 listed within 5 km of Phillip · 1 in Phillip

GKR Karate - Woden

Phillip

Karate

In Phillip

Goju-Ryu Karate Aogkf Australia

Garran

Karate

1.1 km from central Phillip

Hughes Jujitsu

Hughes

Jiujitsu

1.5 km from central Phillip

All martial arts in Phillip (1) →
See all 8 within 5 km

Other sports around Phillip

8 listed within 5 km of Phillip · 1 in Phillip

Dance Central

Phillip

Dancing SchoolDramaAcrobatics

In Phillip

YMCA Health and Fitness Centre

Chifley

Learning CentreBasketballYacht

1.2 km from central Phillip

Easts Juniors Rugby Union

Curtin

SportsDancing School

2 km from central Phillip

All other sports in Phillip (1) →
See all 8 within 5 km

Tennis around Phillip

7 listed within 5 km of Phillip

Maloney School of Tennis

Curtin

Tennis

1.7 km from central Phillip

Canberra School of Tennis

Weston

Tennis

2.7 km from central Phillip

Weston Creek Tennis Club

Weston

Tennis

2.7 km from central Phillip

Not finding it in Phillip? Listed in Weston (2 · 1.9 km), Yarralumla (1 · 4.3 km), Forrest (2 · 5.2 km)

See all 7 within 5 km

Gymnastics & cheer around Phillip

6 listed within 5 km of Phillip · 1 in Phillip

A C T Gymnastics

Holder

Gymnastics

3.3 km from central Phillip

Woden Valley Gymnastics Club

Holder

Gymnastics

3.3 km from central Phillip

Red Shed

Yarralumla

Adventure & CampingGymnasticsMental Health

4.3 km from central Phillip

All gymnastics & cheer in Phillip (1) →
See all 6 within 5 km

More sports

All sports listed in Phillip →

More things to do around Phillip

Arts & dance around Phillip

14 listed within 5 km of Phillip · 5 in Phillip

Dare to Dance Canberra

Phillip

Dancing SchoolDramaHip Hop

In Phillip

Canberra Martial Arts - Hapkido Tigers Kids 5-14yrs

Phillip

Art Centre

In Phillip

Braemar Dance & Performing Arts Centre

Phillip

Art Centre

In Phillip

All arts & dance in Phillip (5) →
See all 14 within 5 km

Tutoring & STEM around Phillip

10 listed within 5 km of Phillip · 1 in Phillip

Canberra Chinese School

Phillip

Language Learning

In Phillip

Kip McGrath - Woden

Mawson

MathsEnglish

1.9 km from central Phillip

ACT German Language School

Deakin

Language Learning

4 km from central Phillip

All tutoring & stem in Phillip (1) →
See all 10 within 5 km

Schools within 3 km of Phillip

Explore school profiles, admissions and nearby activities.

20 schools within 3 km of the Phillip centre, 1 with a Phillip address.

Parks, playgrounds & community places

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

Libraries (4)

Show 2 more Libraries

Sports grounds (4)

  • Phillip Oval

    Phillip · 0.5 km

    Sports courts / fields

  • Garran Oval

    Garran · 1.6 km

    Sports courts / fields
Show 2 more Sports grounds

Parks (4)

Show 2 more Parks

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 Phillip: 54 kids' activities within 5 km, 1 school in Phillip, and parks and playgrounds.

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Your council & community

Phillip within ACT Government

9 of the council area’s 191 activity providers · 1st 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 Phillip

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

Recently sold within 5 km of Phillip

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

414/1 Corinna Street (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
414/1 Corinna Street0m

Phillip, ACT 2606

2
2
1
902/1 Corinna Street (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
902/1 Corinna Street0m

Phillip, ACT 2606

1
1
1
209/45 Furzer Street (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
209/45 Furzer Street200m

Phillip, ACT 2606

1
1
1
1201/49 Furzer Street (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
1201/49 Furzer Street200m

Phillip, ACT 2606

1
1
1
801/49 Furzer Street (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
801/49 Furzer Street200m

Phillip, ACT 2606

1
1
1
1404/2 Furzer Street (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
1404/2 Furzer Street300m

Phillip, ACT 2606

1
1
1

Nearby suburbs

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

Hughes

2 activity providers · 1.5 km

Weston

4 activity providers · 1.9 km

Deakin

7 activity providers · 4 km

Compare activities, schools & parks
  • Phillip

    Arts & dance 5, Martial arts 1, Other sports 1, Gymnastics & cheer 1 +4

    1 school · 2 parks

  • Hughes1.5 km · same council

    Martial arts 2

    1 school · 1 park

  • Weston1.9 km · same council

    Tennis 2, Arts & dance 1, Martial arts 1

    2 schools · 1 park

  • Deakin4 km · same council

    Tutoring & STEM 2, Swimming 2, Arts & dance 1, Kids' activities & play 1 +3

    3 schools · 1 park

  • Yarralumla4.3 km · same council

    Kids' activities & play 3, Other sports 2, Party entertainers 2, Gymnastics & cheer 1 +2

    1 school · 4 parks

  • Red Hill4.4 km · same council

    Arts & dance 4, Tutoring & STEM 4, Kids' activities & play 2, Music 2 +3

    3 schools · 1 park

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

Explore nearby family guides

Hughes family guide · 1.5 kmWeston family guide · 1.9 kmDeakin family guide · 4 kmYarralumla family guide · 4.3 kmRed Hill family guide · 4.4 kmDuffy family guide · 4.7 kmForrest family guide · 5.2 kmGriffith family guide · 5.3 kmKambah family guide · 5.8 kmBarton family guide · 5.8 kmParkes family guide · 6.4 km

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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All kids' activities listed in Phillip

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