Beard ACT 2620

Living Here

Beard is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, home to about 3 people, with a median age of 36. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Italian, Australian, Aboriginal.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 10 schools

  • West Queanbeyan Primary School
  • Queanbeyan High School
  • Finigan School of Distance Education
  • St Gregory's Primary School
  • Queanbeyan Public School
  • Karabar High School
  • St Gregory's Primary School
  • Tirriwirri School
  • Queanbeyan South Primary School
  • Queanbeyan East Primary
• 19 cafés & restaurants

  • Old Town Smoke House & BBQ
  • NV Cafe
  • Lime Leaves Thai Restaurant
  • Ciao Cafe and Cakes
  • Thirty four cafe & restaurant
  • The Mill House Cafe
  • VanillaPod
  • 4th Seed
  • Gloria Jean's
  • Bean Central

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• 5 supermarkets

  • Friendly Grocer
  • Aldi
  • Woolworths
  • Coles
  • Patel Trading
• 37 parks

  • Freebody Recreational Reserve
  • Urila Parklet
  • Railway Park
  • Blackall Park
  • Naylor Park
  • Garryowen Park
  • Cassinia Parklet
  • Munro Parklet
  • Gillespie Park
  • Ross Park

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• 8 Catholic churches

  • St Raphael’s Church
  • Ukrainian Catholic Church of St Michael
  • St Gregory's Parish
  • St Benedicts
  • ANZAC Memorial Chapel of St Paul (RMC Chapel)
  • St Christopher’s Cathedral
  • School Chapel
  • The Catholic Diocese of the Australian Defence Force
• 3 pharmacies

  • Queanbeyan Pharmacy
  • Blooms The Chemist
  • Chemist Warehouse
• 4 doctors & medical clinics

  • Medical Practice
  • Queanbeyan Denture Clinic
  • Killard Centre
  • Brindabella Family Practice
• 1 physiotherapist

  • Ascent Physiotherapy
• 2 optometrists

  • Eyecare on Q
  • Sunglass Hut
• 12 hospitals

  • Queanbeyan Hospital and Health Service
  • Duntroon Military Hospital
  • Barton Private Hospital
  • National Capital Private Hospital
  • Canberra Hospital
  • Canberra Private Hospital
  • The CAPS Clinic
  • John James Healthcare Campus
  • Deakin Private Hospital
  • Tresillian Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Family Centre

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• 4 vets

  • West Queanbeyan Veterinary Hospital
  • Jerrabomberra Vet Hospital
  • Inner South Veterinary Clinic
  • Inner South Veterinary Centre
• 3 childcare & kindergartens

  • Crest Road Early Learning Centre
  • Kin Early Learning Centre
  • Harris Park Pre School
• 3 libraries

  • Queanbeyan City Council Library
  • ArchivesACT
  • ACT Heritage Library
• 2 post offices

  • Queanbeyan Post Shop
  • Karabar Post Office
• 11 service stations

  • Metro Petroleum
  • Metro Petroleum
  • Ampol
  • Caltex Queanbeyan
  • BP
  • Coles Express Queanbeyan East
  • Ampol
  • Coles Express
  • Metro Petroleum
  • Ampol

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• 11 gyms & sports centres

  • S7 Strength & Conditioning
  • Queanbeyan Pool
  • Queanbeyan Racecourse
  • Anytime Fitness
  • Monaro Archers
  • Fairbairn Park Motorsport Complex
  • Mountain Strong
  • Bodhifit Studio
  • Queanbeyan Indoor Sports Centre
  • Anytime Fitness

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• 5 golf clubs

  • Queanbeyan Golf Club
  • Fairbairn Golf Course
  • Capital Golf Course
  • Royal Military College Golf Club
  • Federal Golf Club
• 4 playgrounds

  • Railway Street Central Community Playground
  • Orana Reserve - Longden Way
  • Orana Reserve - Dunn Street
  • William Street Neighbourhood Playground
• 2 dog parks

  • Small dogs
  • The Scar Dogpark
• 2 bakeries

  • Cedar Husk Bakery
  • Iron knob bakery and deli
• 3 butchers

  • Claystone Meats
  • Queanbeyan Halal Butcher
  • Lundbeck's Butchery
• 5 hardware stores

  • Wholesale Sleeper Company
  • Bunnings Warehouse
  • Stihl
  • Machinery & General Industrial Supplies
  • Bunnings Warehouse
• 4 hairdressers

  • Tony's
  • Absolute Hair
  • Hairhouse
  • Just Cuts
• 1 beauty salon

  • Capital Salon Supplies
• 12 mechanics

  • Friends Automotive
  • Tesla Service Centre
  • John Res Mechanical Repairs
  • Rob's Mechanical Repairs
  • Kmart Tyre & Auto Service Queanbeyan
  • 5A Mechanical Repairs
  • Powatone Exhaust Centre
  • Mycar
  • Caltex Star Mart Canberra Airport
  • Keys Auto Glass

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• 1 electrician

  • Virtue Electrical
• 2 plumbers

  • PipePax
  • Jim Taylor Plumbing
• 2 carpenters

  • Vibe FM
  • Timberwood Panels
• 29 places to stay

  • Country Plaza Motel
  • Hotel Queanbeyan
  • Crest Motor Inn
  • Queanbeyan Motel
  • Hamilton's Queanbeyan Motel
  • Parkway Motor Inn
  • Breakfree Queanbeyan
  • Olympia Motel
  • Margeurita Motel
  • The Village Cabins

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Getting around. Train station: Queanbeyan, 1.6 km east · Bus interchange: Queanbeyan Interchange, 2.5 km east · Airport: Canberra Airport, 4.4 km north.

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Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 1.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Demographics

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

77,505 bird observations recorded near Beard — most often seen:

• Australian Magpie (5,275)
• Magpie-lark (4,303)
• Common Starling (3,822)
• Galah (3,773)
• Pacific Black Duck (3,310)
• Superb Fairy-wren (3,114)
• Eurasian Coot (3,051)
• Australian Raven (2,947)
• Pied Currawong (2,937)
• Red Wattlebird (2,902)
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2,901)
• Crested Pigeon (2,780)
• Crimson Rosella (2,635)

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Beard:

• Oaks Estate (1.6 km)
• Jerrabomberra (1.6 km)
• Fyshwick (3.4 km)
• Canberra Airport (4.4 km)
• Pialligo (4.5 km)
• Symonston (4.6 km)
• Narrabundah (5.8 km)
• Kingston (6.6 km)

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