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ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council

Macnamara, 2615

  • Green suburb
  • National parks
  • Heritage area
What Macnamara is known for: Green suburb, National parks, Heritage area

Suburb profile

Macnamara is a welcoming smaller community in Unincorporated ACT, with a settled community character. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. The community skews younger.

Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many comparable suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area. Property prices are middling for the area: fair relative to what is nearby.

The built character feels historic and distinctive, with heritage detail visible throughout.

At a glance

Macnamara snapshot

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

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No data available

Median rent

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Population (ERP)

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Dwelling vacancy

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Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Population

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
0
Median age
0
Median household income / week
$0
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 0
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Family & Lifestyle

Amenities

57 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

1 playgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 9 parks mapped in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
Walkability proxy
3/100
Sport & outdoors(10)
  • Park (9)
  • Playground
Entertainment(1)
  • Viewpoint
Transport(2)

2 bus stops

Other(6)
  • Bench (14)
  • Bicycle Parking
  • Information (11)
  • Ginninderry Conservation CorridorNature Reserve
  • Parking (16)
  • Shelter

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Ginninderry Conservation CorridorNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
14
Parks (OSM)
9

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
University of Canberra Hospital (9.6 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
25
Participants per 1,000 residents
641.0

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
27° / 12°
Rainfall
171 mm · ~21 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
21° / 7°
Rainfall
169 mm · ~21 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
12° / 1°
Rainfall
183 mm · ~23 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
19° / 6°
Rainfall
212 mm · ~26 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from ACT planning register.

2026· 13 proposals

  • June 2026

  • SUBC
    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENActive

  • May 2026

  • SUBC
    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • April 2026

  • SUBC
    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENActive

  • March 2026

  • SUBC
    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • February 2026

  • SUBC
    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • January 2026

  • SUBC
    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENCompleted
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    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENCompleted
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    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENCompleted
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    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENCompleted
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    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENCompleted
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    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENCompleted
2025· 11 proposals

  • December 2025

  • SUBC
    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • November 2025

  • SUBC
    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENCompleted
  • SUBC
    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • October 2025

  • SUBC
    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • September 2025

  • SUBC
    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • August 2025

  • SUBC
    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • April 2025

  • SUBC
    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENCompleted
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    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • March 2025

  • SUBC
    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENCompleted
2024· 2 proposals

  • November 2024

  • SUBC
    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENCompleted

  • March 2024

  • SUBC
    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENCompleted
2023· 1 proposal

  • October 2023

  • SUBC
    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENCompleted
2021· 1 proposal

  • April 2021

  • SUBC
    MACNAMARA · BELCONNENCompleted

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

  • Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · 2026 · Updated

Heritage

24 heritage places

  • Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesCLWB333 - Registered Places or Objects
  • Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesCLWB333 - Registered Places or Objects
  • Aboriginal Places in all DistrictsBSAS13 - Registered Places or Objects
  • Aboriginal Places in all DistrictsBSIF23 - Registered Places or Objects
  • Aboriginal Places in all DistrictsBSIF13 - Registered Places or Objects
  • Aboriginal RecordingsRP24 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsPAD 174 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsRP44 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsRD164 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
  • Aboriginal RecordingsRPPAD24 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via ACT Bushfire Prone Area (SBMP) mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Fenner
Member of Parliament
Andrew LEIGH (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
105,428
Turnout (2025)
92.0%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+6.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 27.9%Labor 72.1%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 5.9 km away).

Coalition 24.6%Labor 75.5%

3.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +5.3 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Holt WestLabor 74.7% · Coalition 25.3% TPP (2025)3.4 km away
  • MacgregorLabor 77.0% · Coalition 23.0% TPP (2025)3.4 km away
  • HoltLabor 74.3% · Coalition 25.6% TPP (2025)4.2 km away
  • CharnwoodLabor 70.4% · Coalition 29.6% TPP (2025)5.2 km away
  • LathamLabor 75.5% · Coalition 24.4% TPP (2025)5.3 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

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