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Macquarie ACT 2614

2,076 addresses · 48 streets

Canberra Electorate › Unincorporated ACT LGA › Macquarie · 7 km from Canberra

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Living Here

Macquarie is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, home to about 3,104 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,947 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 61% of households own their home and 37% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

3,104Population
37Median age
$1,947Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Canberra, 10.7 km south-east · Bus interchange: Belconnen Community Bus Station, 1.4 km north · Airport: Canberra Airport, 13.1 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 9.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Macquarie

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

Tree cover measures, Macquarie ACT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202153.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 63.1%

Population by age in Macquarie
Population by age, Macquarie ACT (ABS Census 2021)
0-4149
5-14359
15-19134
20-24241
25-34540
35-44473
45-54354
55-64310
65-74275
75-84224
85+60
Dwelling types in Macquarie
Dwelling types, Macquarie ACT (ABS Census 2021)
House776
Townhouse181
Apartment309
Other0
Households by weekly income in Macquarie
Households by weekly income, Macquarie ACT (ABS Census 2021)
<$650173
$650-1,499285
$1,500-2,999400
$3,000+352
Top ancestries in Macquarie
Top ancestries, Macquarie ACT (ABS Census 2021)
English984
Australian983
Other558
Irish362
Scottish336
Ancestry NS202
Housing tenure in Macquarie
Housing tenure, Macquarie ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned402
Mortgage361
Rented468
Other21
Cars per household in Macquarie
Cars per household, Macquarie ACT (ABS Census 2021)
0104
1590
2395
3122
4+48
Commute to work in Macquarie
Commute to work, Macquarie ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,007
Train0
Bus88
Tram/ferry0
Walked43
Bicycle43
Home159
Top countries of birth in Macquarie
Top countries of birth, Macquarie ACT (ABS Census 2021)
England110
India80
China76
Vietnam53
Philippines34
Nepal32
Languages used at home in Macquarie
Languages used at home, Macquarie ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin81
Vietnamese61
Spanish42
Arabic38
Nepali37
Hindi30

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

749,561 bird observations recorded near Macquarie — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Macquarie

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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