Parkes ACT 2600

Getting Around & Local Services

• 27 schools

  • Canberra Grammar School
  • Campbell Primary School
  • St Thomas More's Primary School
  • Campbell High School
  • Australian Academy of Science
  • Ainslie School
  • Merici College
  • Telopea Park School
  • Forrest Primary
  • Turner School

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• 263 cafés & restaurants

  • Purple Rain
  • Lava Coffee
  • Maji
  • INTRA PRVN
  • Pizza Hut
  • Catbird Cafe
  • Kiitos
  • Asian Noodle House
  • The Pedlar
  • Dark Horse

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• 7 supermarkets

  • IGA
  • Aldi
  • Coles
  • Daily Market
  • Daily Market Groceries
  • Braddon Supermarket
  • Supabarn
• 46 parks

  • Hasset Park
  • Marsh Garden
  • Commonwealth Park
  • RSL Park
  • Kings Park
  • Legacy Park
  • Glebe Park
  • Ataturk Memorial Garden
  • Commonwealth Place
  • Queen Elizabeth II Island

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• 14 Catholic churches

  • The Catholic Diocese of the Australian Defence Force
  • School Chapel
  • St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
  • ANZAC Memorial Chapel of St Paul (RMC Chapel)
  • St Christopher’s Cathedral
  • Saint Josephs Catholic
  • St Bridgid's Church
  • Holy Rosary Church
  • St Benedicts
  • Ukrainian Catholic Centre

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• 5 pharmacies

  • Campbell Pharmacy
  • Allure Pharmacy
  • Pharmacy on Bunda
  • University Pharmacy
  • Capital Chemist
• 5 doctors & medical clinics

  • Campbell Medical Practice
  • Garema Place Surgery
  • National Health Cooperative
  • University Health Service and Counselling Centre
  • Kingston Foreshore Medical Centre
• 5 dentists

  • GlebePark Dental
  • Dr Michael Tucker
  • Symmetry Dental
  • Precision Dental Care
  • Manuka Dental Care
• 4 physiotherapists

  • Kylie Faulks Women's Health Physiotherapy
  • Positive Motion Physiotherapy and Allied Health Services
  • Cadence Physiotherapy
  • Maureen Bailey & Associations Physiotherapists
• 4 optometrists

  • MacKinley Optical
  • Specsavers
  • Arcidiacono
  • Eye Candy
• 13 hospitals

  • Barton Private Hospital
  • Duntroon Military Hospital
  • Canberra Private Hospital
  • John James Healthcare Campus
  • Deakin Private Hospital
  • The CAPS Clinic
  • Calvary Bruce Private Hospital
  • North Canberra Hospital
  • Tresillian Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Family Centre
  • National Capital Private Hospital

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• 7 vets

  • Inner North Veterinary Clinic
  • The Foreshore Vet
  • Manuka Vet Hospital
  • Kent Street Veterinary Clinic
  • Inner South Veterinary Centre
  • Inner South Veterinary Clinic
  • Canberra Veterinary Hospital
• 14 childcare & kindergartens

  • Reid Early Childhood Centre
  • Reid Pre School
  • Guardian Childcare & Education Allara St
  • One Tree Defence Childcare Unit Russell Hill
  • ANU Preschool & Childcare Centre
  • Only About Children
  • Heritage Early Childhood Centre
  • Acton Early Childhood Centre - 1B
  • Acton Early Childhood Centre - 1C
  • Goodstart Early Learning Centre Turner

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• 18 libraries

  • National Library of Australia
  • Civic Library
  • Research Library of the National Museum of Australia
  • School of Art Library
  • ANU Law Library
  • R.G. Menzies Library
  • JB Chifley Building
  • Hancock Library East Wing
  • Hancock Library West Wing
  • Kingston Library

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• 7 post offices

  • Campbell Post Office
  • Australia Post
  • Canberra Parliament House Post Office
  • Australia Post
  • Ainslie Newsagency and Post Office
  • O'Connor Post Office
  • Manuka Post Office
• 6 service stations

  • BP Braddon
  • 7/11 Braddon
  • Ampol Braddon
  • Coles Express Braddon
  • BP Express Kingston
  • Coles Express Griffith
• 27 gyms & sports centres

  • Club Lime Campbell
  • The Athletic Club
  • Canberra Olympic Pool
  • In Kilter Fitness
  • Body Boost Fitness
  • Elite
  • Anytime Fitness
  • The Clubhouse Fitness Centre
  • Club Lime
  • Sport and Recreation Centre - 18

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• 6 golf clubs

  • Royal Military College Golf Club
  • Royal Canberra Golf Club
  • Federal Golf Club
  • Yowani Country Club
  • Capital Golf Course
  • Fairbairn Golf Course
• 11 playgrounds

  • Stone Fort
  • Campbell Section 5 Playground
  • Garsia Street Neighbourhood Playground
  • Dirrawan Gardens Neighbourhood Playground
  • Geerilong Gardens Central Community Playground
  • Glebe Park Central Community Playground
  • Boundless
  • Elliott Place Neighbourhood Playground
  • White Crescent (West) Neighbourhood Playground
  • Glossop Street Neighbourhood Playground

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• 2 dog parks

  • Inner South Dog Park
  • Inner North Dog Park
• 3 bakeries

  • Knead
  • Bakers Delight
  • Sonoma
• 3 butchers

  • Bayldon Meat Online
  • Mikes Meats
  • Fyshwick Gourmet Organic
• 4 hardware stores

  • Bunnings Warehouse
  • Machinery & General Industrial Supplies
  • Stihl
  • Bunnings Warehouse
• 12 hairdressers

  • The Avenue Hair
  • Hair in the City
  • Zygy's Barber Shop
  • Innovative Hair & Body
  • nu cut salon
  • The Barbershop Canberra
  • Anatolian Hair Design
  • lbh salon
  • Sleight Of Hand Barber Studio
  • Best haircut Barbers

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• 8 beauty salons

  • Endota Spa
  • Elegance
  • Brazillian Butterfly
  • Yogis Brows & Beauty
  • Lys Nails and Spa
  • Blush Beauty and Threading Bar
  • Lauren Alice Studios
  • Lotus Nails & Spa Kingston
• 9 mechanics

  • Braddon Service Centre
  • mycar Tyre & Auto CE Braddon
  • Mycar
  • Kmart Tyre & Auto Service CE Deakin
  • NRMA Motorserve Car Servicing & Repairs
  • Keys Auto Glass
  • Caltex Star Mart Canberra Airport
  • Kevin's Auto Repairs
  • Ken Kirchner Automotive
• 6 electricians

  • Clark Electric
  • Solar Hub
  • Virtue Electrical
  • Kone
  • ECG Electrical
  • Renewables Warehouse
• 2 plumbers

  • Jim Taylor Plumbing
  • PipePax
• 8 carpenters

  • G J Gardner Homes
  • Spanline Home Additions
  • Network Development Group
  • Elemental Building Projects
  • Vibe FM
  • Timberwood Panels
  • TTL Construction
  • Peters Building Company
• 22 places to stay

  • Hyatt Hotel Canberra
  • Kurrajong Hotel
  • Brassey Hotel
  • Little National Hotel
  • Hotel Realm
  • Griffin Hotel
  • Rydges Capital Hill
  • Abode Kingston
  • Forrest Hotel and Apartments
  • East Hotel

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Getting around. Train station: Canberra, 3.4 km south · Light rail stop: Alinga Street, 1.6 km north-west · Bus interchange: City Bus Station, 1.5 km north-west · Airport: Canberra Airport, 5.2 km east.

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Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 10.7% 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.

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

918,275 bird observations recorded near Parkes — most often seen:

• Australian Magpie (58,337)
• Magpie-lark (53,839)
• Superb Fairy-wren (50,956)
• Pied Currawong (46,248)
• Red Wattlebird (45,130)
• Crimson Rosella (44,508)
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (41,485)
• Galah (40,652)
• Australian Raven (38,288)
• Crested Pigeon (31,825)
• Common Starling (30,614)
• Silvereye (30,438)
• Pacific Black Duck (28,379)

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 Parkes:

• Campbell (0.9 km)
• Reid (1 km)
• City (1.4 km)
• Russell (1.5 km)
• Braddon (2.1 km)
• Acton (2.2 km)
• Capital Hill (2.2 km)
• Barton (2.2 km)

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