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Mckellar ACT 2617

1,094 addresses · 57 streets

Fenner Electorate › Unincorporated ACT LGA › Mckellar · 9 km from Canberra

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Living Here

Mckellar is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, home to about 2,740 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $2,687 a week, with median rent near $438 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 19% 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.

2,740Population
43Median age
$2,687Median household income / wk
$438Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Belconnen Community Bus Station, 2.6 km south · Airport: Canberra Airport, 14.5 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources8/10
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: 5.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Mckellar

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

Tree cover measures, Mckellar ACT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202113.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 62.4%

Population by age in Mckellar
Population by age, Mckellar ACT (ABS Census 2021)
0-4130
5-14321
15-19158
20-24166
25-34325
35-44324
45-54351
55-64414
65-74369
75-84132
85+45
Dwelling types in Mckellar
Dwelling types, Mckellar ACT (ABS Census 2021)
House905
Townhouse58
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Mckellar
Households by weekly income, Mckellar ACT (ABS Census 2021)
<$65095
$650-1,499155
$1,500-2,999249
$3,000+414
Top ancestries in Mckellar
Top ancestries, Mckellar ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Australian834
English786
Other410
Irish270
Scottish225
Italian185
Housing tenure in Mckellar
Housing tenure, Mckellar ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned407
Mortgage361
Rented181
Other9
Cars per household in Mckellar
Cars per household, Mckellar ACT (ABS Census 2021)
029
1280
2413
3141
4+94
Commute to work in Mckellar
Commute to work, Mckellar ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Car958
Train0
Bus46
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle17
Home165
Top countries of birth in Mckellar
Top countries of birth, Mckellar ACT (ABS Census 2021)
China71
England65
India58
Italy40
Vietnam40
Croatia34
Languages used at home in Mckellar
Languages used at home, Mckellar ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin76
Italian65
Spanish56
Vietnamese56
Croatian49
Arabic35

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

557,921 bird observations recorded near Mckellar — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Mckellar

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.