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Macquarie

Macquarie is a residential suburb in the Belconnen district of , located within the , . Macquarie was gazetted as a division on 22 June 1967 in recognition of Major-General Lachlan Macquarie, a former Governor of New South Wales.
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  • Type: Suburb with 2,630 residents
  • Description: suburb of Canberra, Australia
  • Also known as: “Macquarie, Australian Capital Territory” and “Macquarie, Australian Capital Territory, Australia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Westfield Belconnen and Belconnen Library.

Shopping center
Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 2.5 au.
, also known colloquially as Belconnen Mall, is managed by Scentre Group and located in the suburb of , Australia. The shopping centre is the largest in Canberra, featuring around 270 specialty stores.

Library
Photo: Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the primary public library servicing the district, one of ten libraries in the Libraries ACT network, and one of two in , the other being Kippax Library.

Commercial area
is a large shopping centre located in 's eastern suburb of Macquarie, Australian Capital Territory. Comprising two indoor/outdoor complexes and a range of standalone stores and facilities, the centre is anchored by Coles and stores.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cook and Black Mountain Peninsula.

Suburb
is a suburb of the district of , located within the , . At the 2021 census, had a population of 2,965 people.

Locality
, located in , a suburb of the capital , is a prominent area on the western region of . It is popular for water recreation and picnics. is situated 6 km southeast of Macquarie.

Photo: Fir0002, GFDL.
is a small affluent suburb west of and is university district, mostly taken up by the Australian National University. Right next to the ANU is the Australian National Botanic Gardens, containing some of the most diverse ranges…

Macquarie

Latitude
-35.25111° or 35° 15′ 4″ south
Longitude
149.06331° or 149° 3′ 48″ east
Population
2,630
Elevation
618 metres (2,028 feet)
Open location code
4RPFP3X7+H8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 27286758
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7281844
Wiki­data ID
Q765953
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Macquarie” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Macquarie”
  • French: “Macquarie”
  • Hebrew: “מקווארי, טריטוריית הבירה האוסטרלית”
  • Hebrew: “מקווארי”
  • Hungarian: “Macquarie”
  • Irish: “Macquarie”
  • Malagasy: “Macquarie”
  • Persian: “ماکواری، قلمرو پایتختی استرالیا”
  • Spanish: “Macquarie (Territorio de la Capital Australiana)”
  • Spanish: “Macquarie”
  • Swedish: “Macquarie”

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Highlights include Badgery Street Neighbourhood Playground and Blackman Crescent Neighbourhood Playground.

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