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Macarthur ACT 2904

534 addresses · 22 streets

Bean Electorate › Unincorporated ACT LGA › Macarthur · 14 km from Canberra

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Living Here

Macarthur is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, home to about 1,405 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $3,037 a week, with median rent near $520 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

1,405Population
39Median age
$3,037Median household income / wk
$520Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Macarthur statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Macarthur itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Canberra, 9.8 km north · Bus interchange: Tuggeranong Bus Interchange, 5.9 km west · Airport: Canberra Airport, 12.7 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 9.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Macarthur

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

Tree cover measures, Macarthur ACT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202129.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 69.8%

Population by age in Macarthur
Population by age, Macarthur ACT (ABS Census 2021)
0-489
5-14215
15-1974
20-2464
25-34159
35-44198
45-54184
55-64198
65-74178
75-8435
85+14
Dwelling types in Macarthur
Dwelling types, Macarthur ACT (ABS Census 2021)
House475
Townhouse14
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Macarthur
Households by weekly income, Macarthur ACT (ABS Census 2021)
<$65018
$650-1,49963
$1,500-2,999128
$3,000+233
Top ancestries in Macarthur
Top ancestries, Macarthur ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Australian563
English556
Irish234
Scottish201
Other125
German72
Housing tenure in Macarthur
Housing tenure, Macarthur ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned207
Mortgage227
Rented48
Other6
Cars per household in Macarthur
Cars per household, Macarthur ACT (ABS Census 2021)
07
1104
2248
391
4+32
Commute to work in Macarthur
Commute to work, Macarthur ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Car535
Train0
Bus9
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle3
Home87
Top countries of birth in Macarthur
Top countries of birth, Macarthur ACT (ABS Census 2021)
England63
India24
South Africa13
Sri Lanka11
New Zealand10
Philippines10
Languages used at home in Macarthur
Languages used at home, Macarthur ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Greek17
Arabic9
French8
Mandarin6
German6
Hindi6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

143,733 bird observations recorded near Macarthur — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Macarthur

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

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