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ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Macquarie, 2614
Est. population · Jun 2025
3,185
Growth (1 yr)
+1.7%
Growth (5 yr)
+7.5%
Median age
37
Median income
$1,947/wk
Employment rate
59.9%
Languages at home
26.2%non-English
Most common: Vietnamese, Mandarin, Hindi
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- High desirability
- Education hub
- Café precinct
- Excellent transport
- Cycling
Suburb profile
Macquarie is a well-connected mid-sized suburb in Unincorporated ACT with everyday amenities close at hand. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with plenty of young families in the mix. Overseas-born and multilingual households are a noticeable part of the local population.
Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many metro suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Everyday errands are walkable, and buses keep the wider city within easy reach. Housing is expensive relative to much of the state.
Reported crime has been falling recently. An emerging neighbourhood feel is building here, with new households gradually reshaping local life.
Desirability rates good overall, led by stronger schools and education, plus growth momentum compared with similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
Macquarie snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
3,185
+1.7% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
8.8%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#2
among Metro Canberra · Emerging
Safety
74th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
80th
percentile in ACT
Advantage (IRSAD)
9/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
86th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 65.9/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 24% of Australian Capital Territory's suburbs
- National rank
- 486th in Australia
- State rank
- 25th in ACT
- Peer rank
- #2 among Metro Canberra · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #25 among Metro Canberra suburbs
- Data confidence
- 82%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
3,185(June 2025)
+1.7% annual · +7.5% over 5 years · 80th percentile in ACT
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.7%
- 5-year growth
- +7.5%
- Change in 1 year
- +52
- Change in 5 years
- +222
- Growth rank in ACT
- 80th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~3,400), extrapolated at +1.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 3,104
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $1,947
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 122 of 1,382
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Employment rate
- 59.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 776 / 181 / 309
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.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 89
- Against the person
- 7
- Against property
- 49
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 27.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 443 residents
- State safety percentile
- 73.5th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -54%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Non-Fv4
- Burglary Other6
- Other Offences33
- Property Damage17
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)20
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- ACT crime statistics by suburb (quarterly) — ACT Policing / dataACT · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Quarterly XLSX release
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 6
- Median school ICSEA (6 schools)
- 1,108.5
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 86th
School list
- Macquarie Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1070 · 75th percentile · LBOTE 45% · 291 students · Top SEA quarter 37% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
- Canberra High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1100 · 84th percentile · LBOTE 37% · 898 students · Top SEA quarter 45% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
- St Vincent's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1117 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 37% · 195 students · Top SEA quarter 47% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- Weetangera Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1117 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 33% · 404 students · Top SEA quarter 48% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
- Aranda Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1159 · 96th percentile · LBOTE 31% · 517 students · Top SEA quarter 65% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
- University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake GinninderraSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1066 · 74th percentile · LBOTE 27% · 781 students · Top SEA quarter 31% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Macquarie Childcare Centrechildcare
- Macquarie Childcare Centrechildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Amenities
320 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
4 restaurants · 5 cafes · 2 supermarkets · 2 pharmacies · 5 fast food · 1 bakeries · 1 places of worship · 7 playgrounds
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 15 parks mapped in suburb, 7 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 24 public transport stops
- Good everyday shopping nearby — 6 shops and services
- Strong local sport and recreation — 45 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 100/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 1.61
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 4.83
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 4.83
Food & drink(15)
- Bakers DelightBakery
- Bliss and EspressoCafe
Unit 3 85 Lachlan Street
- Coffee GuruCafe
- Divine Cafe & BarCafe
- Ricardo's CafeCafe
- Tinker Tailor JamisonCafe
- Donut KingFast food
- Hot LanternFast food
- Jamison TakeawayFast food
- SubwayFast food
- ZambreroFast food
- Dumpling InnRestaurant
- Kinh Do Vietnam RestaurantRestaurant
- Mr SushiRestaurant
- Pizza ArtigianaRestaurant
Shopping(8)
- The Butcher ShopButcher
- Belucky Asia GroceryConvenience store
- BP ShopConvenience store
- Discount HutConvenience store
- AldiSupermarket
1 Bowman Street
- ColesSupermarket
Community(3)
- Macquarie Childcare CentreChildcare
- Canberra High SchoolSchool
4 Bindubi Street, Macquarie
- Macquarie Primary SchoolSchool
Health & services(6)
- Healthfount Medical CentreMedical clinic
- Jamison Medical and Skin Cancer ClinicMedical clinic
- Macquarie General PracticeMedical clinic
- Macquarie Medical CentreMedical clinic
- Optimal Pharmacy PlusPharmacy
- Priceline PharmacyPharmacy
Unit Shop 2 & 3 Lachlan Street
Sport & outdoors(60)
- Anytime FitnessGym
- Clinic 88 PilatesGym
- CurvesGym
- Park (15)
- Allman Circuit Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Badgery Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Blackman Crescent Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Erskine Street Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Jamison Centre Central Community PlaygroundPlayground
- Macquarie Place Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Wylde Place Neighbourhood PlaygroundPlayground
- Belconnen Tennis ClubSports centre
- Jamison OvalSports field
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (32)
Transport(24)
24 bus stops
Other(45)
- BottlemartAlcohol
- LiquorlandAlcohol
- Artwork
- ATM
- WestpacATM
- Bendigo BankBank
- OlogyBeauty salon
- T&K Nail SalonBeauty salon
- XanthusBeauty salon
- Bench (23)
- Bicycle Parking (4)
- Asia BookroomBooks
- Drinking water (3)
- Evie NetworksEV charging
- Firepit
- Jamison FlowersFlorist
- Garden (35)
- Bentleys of CanberraHairdresser
- Big BarberHairdresser
- KJS Hair CareHairdresser
- NY Favola HairHairdresser
- Jamison PlazaMall
- QScan MacquarieMedical Imaging
3 Jamison Centre
- Step Together PhysiotherapyMedical Supply
Unit 1 85 Lachlan Street
- Jamison Centre NewsagencyNewsagent
- Jamison Plaza NewsNewsagent
- Parking (33)
- Parking Entrance (2)
- Parking Space (35)
- BPPetrol station
- Picnic Table (16)
- Canberra International ChurchPlace of worship
- Post Box
- Jamison Centre Post ShopPost office
8 Jamison Centre
- Literacy for LifePrep School
- Public toilets
- Shelter (17)
- Sports Hall
- Telephone
- Track
- Jamison TravelTravel Agency
- Travel AssociatesTravel Agency
- Allergy CentreVariety Store
- SalvosVariety Store
- Waste Basket (3)
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 24
- Parks (OSM)
- 15
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
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Canberra International Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 7
- Nearest hospital
- North Canberra Hospital (2.4 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- Macquarie General PracticeDoctor
- Macquarie Medical CentreDoctor
- Healthfount Medical CentreDoctor
- Jamison Medical and Skin Cancer ClinicDoctor
- Optimal Pharmacy PlusPharmacy
- Priceline PharmacyLachlan StreetPharmacy
- QScan MacquarieJamison CentreMedical_Imaging
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 98
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 30.8
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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· 3 proposals
August 2026
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENActive
June 2026
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
February 2026
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
2025· 10 proposals
December 2025
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
November 2025
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
October 2025
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
August 2025
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
July 2025
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
May 2025
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
March 2025
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
2024· 7 proposals
November 2024
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
September 2024
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
August 2024
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
June 2024
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
May 2024
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
April 2024
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
2023· 3 proposals
December 2023
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
April 2023
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
February 2023
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
2022· 8 proposals
December 2022
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
July 2022
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
May 2022
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
April 2022
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
March 2022
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
February 2022
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
January 2022
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
2021· 7 proposals
November 2021
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
October 2021
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
June 2021
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
May 2021
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
January 2021
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
2020· 3 proposals
November 2020
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
October 2020
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
September 2020
- SUBCMACQUARIE · BELCONNENCompleted
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · 2026 · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
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
- Canberra
- Member of Parliament
- Alicia PAYNE (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 102,942
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.7%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +4.0 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 23.6%Labor 76.4%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.9 km away).
Coalition 18.2%Labor 81.8%
5.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +6.0 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Macquarie (Canberra)Labor 82.2% · Coalition 17.8% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
- ArandaLabor 85.3% · Coalition 14.7% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
- Belconnen (Canberra)Labor 82.1% · Coalition 17.9% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
- Weetangera (Canberra)Labor 77.4% · Coalition 22.6% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
- BruceLabor 80.5% · Coalition 19.5% TPP (2025)2.0 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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