Macquarie

Macquarie is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Macquarie was gazetted as a division on June 22, 1967 in recognition of Major-General Lachlan Macquarie, a former Governor of New South Wales. On census night 2001 Macquarie had a population of 2278 people. The census shows that Macquarie residents have an average age of 35 compared to a Canberra average of 34. The average weekly earnings were $400-$499. The population of Macquarie is predominantly Australian-born at 71.9% with the second most common birth place being the United Kingdom at 7.2% of the population. Accommodation is predominantly separate houses with a gradual increase in flats, units and apartments since previous census periods. There are a group of streets with public housing adjacent to the Jamison Centre.