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Belconnen vs Macquarie

Name: Belconnen vs Macquarie — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.9 km apart · Belconnen profile · Macquarie profile

Belconnen Macquarie

Belconnen and Macquarie are neighbouring areas in the Australian Capital Territory with very different housing and social profiles. Belconnen is a high-density hub where 63.6% of homes are rented and 74.9% are flats or apartments. It is far more diverse, with 50.4% of people born overseas and 46.3% using another language at home. In contrast, Macquarie is more suburban; 61.6% of homes are separate houses, and it has a higher share of families with children, with 16.3% of the population being under 15 compared to 8.7% in Belconnen.

Typical personal incomes are almost identical in both areas, sitting around $1,000 to $1,100 a week. This shared economic baseline exists alongside a sharp divide in home ownership, as 31.9% of Macquarie residents own their homes outright compared to just 11.3% in Belconnen. While Belconnen has far more public transport departures and a younger typical age of 30, Macquarie is more likely to have larger homes with three or more bedrooms.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 26.5 pts higher in Belconnen Separate houses: 61.1 pts higher in Macquarie 3+ bedrooms: 51.0 pts higher in Macquarie Recent movers: 26.6 pts higher in Belconnen Other language: 21.6 pts higher in Belconnen

Demographics & Identity

Population in Belconnen in Macquarie +5,398 larger in Belconnen gap widening

8,502 87th pct 3,104 84th pct

Median age in Belconnen in Macquarie +7 yrs older in Macquarie gap widening

30 yrs 5th pct 37 yrs 20th pct

Age structure

52.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +19.6 pts 32.4%

11.7% Older adults (45–64) +9.5 pts ▸ 21.3%

18.3% Youth (15–24) ◂ +6.2 pts 12.1%

9.3% Seniors (65+) +8.4 pts ▸ 17.7%

8.7% Children (0–14) +7.6 pts ▸ 16.3%

Marital status

55.5% Never married ◂ +15.6 pts 40.0%

33.0% Married +9.9 pts ▸ 42.9%

6.4% Divorced +2.4 pts ▸ 8.9%

2.9% Widowed +2.1 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.1% Separated +1.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Belconnen Macquarie

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

45.2% Australia +19.2 pts ▸ 64.4%

11.1% China ◂ +8.7 pts 2.4%

6.2% India ◂ +3.6 pts 2.6%

5.7% Nepal ◂ +4.6 pts 1.0%

2.0% England +1.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.4% Philippines ◂ +1.4 pts 1.1%

1.4% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.0% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.3% Italy +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Ancestry

22.2% English +9.5 pts ▸ 31.7%

19.9% Australian +11.8 pts ▸ 31.7%

15.4% Chinese ◂ +10.0 pts 5.4%

7.8% Irish +3.9 pts ▸ 11.7%

7.6% Scottish +3.3 pts ▸ 10.8%

6.5% Indian ◂ +3.6 pts 2.9%

3.1% German +0.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.0% Italian +1.0 pts ▸ 3.1%

3.0% Filipino ◂ +1.5 pts 1.5%

1.8% Vietnamese +0.6 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.1% Dutch +0.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.6% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

Language

Language used at home

48.5% English only +21.0 pts ▸ 69.6%

11.6% Mandarin ◂ +9.0 pts 2.6%

1.7% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.9% Cantonese ◂ +1.3 pts 0.6%

1.6% Hindi ◂ +0.7 pts 1.0%

1.6% Punjabi ◂ +0.8 pts 0.8%

1.3% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

1.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

0.4% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Greek even 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.4% No religion +0.5 pts ▸ 47.0%

26.1% Christianity +7.6 pts ▸ 33.8%

9.9% Hinduism ◂ +6.6 pts 3.3%

6.3% Not stated +1.6 pts ▸ 7.9%

5.4% Islam ◂ +1.8 pts 3.6%

3.9% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 3.3%

1.7% Other religions ◂ +0.6 pts 1.1%

0.1% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Belconnen in Macquarie +2.61 more in Macquarie

1.35 15th pct 3.96 51st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Belconnen in Macquarie +10 more in Belconnen

26 88th pct 16 86th pct

Avg size in Belconnen in Macquarie +85 larger in Macquarie

526 75th pct 610 85th pct

ICSEA in Belconnen in Macquarie +16 higher in Macquarie

1,096 91st pct 1,112 94th pct

Highest year of school

83.2% Year 12 ◂ +7.6 pts 75.5%

6.0% Year 10 +4.2 pts ▸ 10.2%

2.9% Year 9 or below +2.2 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.6% Year 11 +0.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

Highest qualification level

38.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.9 pts 33.8%

26.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.4 pts 21.8%

8.9% Certificate III / IV +4.9 pts ▸ 13.8%

10.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.9 pts 9.7%

4.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.2 pts ▸ 7.1%

1.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

Field of qualification

22.6% Management & commerce ◂ +6.1 pts 16.6%

18.1% Society & culture +2.3 pts ▸ 20.4%

11.8% Information technology ◂ +4.7 pts 7.1%

9.4% Health ◂ +2.0 pts 7.3%

5.4% Education +3.4 pts ▸ 8.8%

5.3% Natural & physical sciences +2.6 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.3% Engineering & related ◂ +0.4 pts 6.9%

4.2% Creative arts +0.9 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.5% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 3.2%

3.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.5 pts 2.6%

1.0% Agriculture & environment +0.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

Income

Personal income in Belconnen in Macquarie +$69 higher in Macquarie gap widening

$1,009 83rd pct $1,078 87th pct

Household income in Belconnen in Macquarie +$171 higher in Macquarie gap widening

$1,776 64th pct $1,947 73rd pct

Family income in Belconnen in Macquarie +$496 higher in Macquarie gap widening

$2,034 59th pct $2,530 83rd pct

Household income distribution

41.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +10.0 pts 31.7%

25.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.0 pts 22.6%

7.3% $4,000 or more +9.3 pts ▸ 16.7%

11.9% Under $650 +1.8 pts ▸ 13.7%

9.3% $3,000–$3,999 +1.9 pts ▸ 11.3%

Personal income distribution

37.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.8 pts 29.7%

30.0% Under $650 +1.2 pts ▸ 31.2%

23.9% $1,500–$2,999 +3.0 pts ▸ 26.9%

3.0% $3,000 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 5.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.8% Mental health +0.7 pts ▸ 11.5%

7.5% Other condition +3.8 pts ▸ 11.4%

7.4% Asthma +2.0 pts ▸ 9.4%

5.1% Arthritis +4.1 pts ▸ 9.2%

2.2% Heart disease +2.0 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.6% Diabetes +1.3 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.7% Cancer +1.9 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.9% Lung condition +0.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.6% Stroke +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Dementia even 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.6% None ◂ +9.2 pts 61.4%

16.6% One condition +4.2 pts ▸ 20.8%

4.7% Two conditions +1.8 pts ▸ 6.5%

2.0% Three or more +1.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Belconnen in Macquarie +52 larger in Belconnen

125 86th pct 73 82nd pct

Median age in Belconnen in Macquarie +2 yrs older in Belconnen

26 yrs 50th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Belconnen in Macquarie +$321 higher in Belconnen

$945 76th pct $624 48th pct

Household income in Belconnen in Macquarie +$221 higher in Belconnen

$1,645 48th pct $1,424 38th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Belconnen in Macquarie +0.4 larger in Macquarie gap narrowing

1.9 11th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

55.5% Couples without children ◂ +24.3 pts 31.2%

30.4% Couples with children +21.9 pts ▸ 52.3%

11.2% One-parent families +3.5 pts ▸ 14.7%

3.0% Other families ◂ +1.4 pts 1.6%

Household size

40.6% 2 people ◂ +8.6 pts 32.0%

39.3% 1 person ◂ +6.2 pts 33.0%

12.1% 3 people +4.4 pts ▸ 16.5%

5.9% 4 people +7.0 pts ▸ 12.9%

1.7% 5 people +2.5 pts ▸ 4.2%

0.7% 6 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Belconnen in Macquarie +$30 higher in Belconnen gap narrowing

$430 87th pct $400 82nd pct

Mortgage in Belconnen in Macquarie +$483 higher in Macquarie gap widening

$1,517 43rd pct $2,000 72nd pct

People / bedroom in Belconnen in Macquarie +0.30 higher in Belconnen gap widening

1.10 93rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

63.6% Rented ◂ +26.5 pts 37.1%

11.3% Owned outright +20.6 pts ▸ 31.9%

21.2% Owned with a mortgage +7.5 pts ▸ 28.7%

3.1% Other tenure ◂ +1.4 pts 1.7%

0.8% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

Types of homes

74.9% Flat or apartment ◂ +50.3 pts 24.5%

0.5% Separate house +61.1 pts ▸ 61.6%

24.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +10.4 pts 14.4%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

47.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +29.5 pts 18.1%

17.3% 3 bedrooms +26.6 pts ▸ 43.9%

33.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +21.7 pts 11.5%

0.9% 4 bedrooms +20.5 pts ▸ 21.4%

0.1% 5 or more +3.9 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.3% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

71.5% $350–$549 ◂ +29.8 pts 41.7%

6.9% Under $200 +14.7 pts ▸ 21.6%

7.4% $200–$349 +6.7 pts ▸ 14.1%

11.0% $550–$749 +2.8 pts ▸ 13.9%

0.9% $750 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

53.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +26.5 pts 27.1%

24.0% $1,800–$2,999 +11.5 pts ▸ 35.5%

6.3% $3,000 or more +12.8 pts ▸ 19.1%

13.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.1 pts 13.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Belconnen in Macquarie +17 more in Belconnen

36 87th pct 19 86th pct

Stops/1k in Belconnen in Macquarie +1.89 more in Macquarie

4.23 74th pct 6.12 82nd pct

Departures/1k in Belconnen in Macquarie +3,096.8 more in Belconnen

4,357.4 100th pct 1,260.6 88th pct

PT routes in Belconnen in Macquarie +23 more in Belconnen

26 87th pct 3 79th pct

Stop walk in Belconnen in Macquarie +5 longer in Belconnen

9 44th pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Belconnen in Macquarie +1 longer in Belconnen

11 6th pct 10 5th pct

Reach 30 min in Belconnen in Macquarie +362 more in Macquarie

8,502 56th pct 8,864 57th pct

Reach 45 min in Belconnen in Macquarie +17,037 more in Belconnen

53,911 66th pct 36,874 59th pct

Transit to city in Belconnen in Macquarie +4 longer in Macquarie

44 25th pct 48 32nd pct

How people get to work

47.0% Car (driver) +11.8 pts ▸ 58.8%

14.3% Bus ◂ +8.7 pts 5.7%

10.6% Walked ◂ +7.8 pts 2.8%

8.7% Worked at home +1.6 pts ▸ 10.2%

5.2% Car (passenger) +0.8 pts ▸ 6.0%

1.1% Bicycle +1.7 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.1% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

60.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +13.6 pts 47.1%

22.0% 2 vehicles +9.5 pts ▸ 31.5%

14.1% No vehicle ◂ +5.8 pts 8.3%

2.5% 3 vehicles +7.3 pts ▸ 9.7%

0.6% 4 or more +3.2 pts ▸ 3.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

21.6% Public administration & safety +6.3 pts ▸ 27.9%

8.3% Education & training +5.7 pts ▸ 14.0%

13.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.7 pts 10.4%

12.4% Professional & technical ◂ +1.2 pts 11.2%

12.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +4.7 pts 7.3%

10.4% Retail trade ◂ +4.3 pts 6.1%

4.3% Construction +1.6 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.1% Administrative & support even 3.1%

2.3% Other services even 2.4%

2.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%

1.7% Arts & recreation ◂ +0.1 pts 1.6%

1.3% Media & telecommunications +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

Occupations people work in

32.0% Professionals +1.8 pts ▸ 33.8%

11.7% Managers +5.3 pts ▸ 17.0%

14.7% Community & personal service ◂ +2.6 pts 12.1%

12.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.3 pts 11.6%

9.1% Technicians & trades +0.6 pts ▸ 9.7%

9.3% Sales workers ◂ +3.2 pts 6.0%

5.8% Labourers ◂ +0.2 pts 5.6%

2.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.6 pts 2.1%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Belconnen in Macquarie +14,169 higher in Belconnen

20,419 92nd pct 6,250 75th pct

Assault/100k in Belconnen in Macquarie +1,092 higher in Belconnen

2,058 86th pct 966 64th pct

Sexual/100k in Belconnen in Macquarie +959 higher in Belconnen

1,023 99th pct 64 29th pct

Robbery/100k in Belconnen in Macquarie +100 higher in Belconnen

165 86th pct 64 58th pct

Burglary/100k in Belconnen in Macquarie +390 higher in Belconnen

776 72nd pct 387 40th pct

Theft/100k in Belconnen in Macquarie +5,980 higher in Belconnen

7,139 91st pct 1,160 54th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Belconnen in Macquarie +158 higher in Belconnen

576 88th pct 419 86th pct

Property damage/100k in Belconnen in Macquarie +1,412 higher in Belconnen

2,411 88th pct 999 66th pct

5-yr change in Belconnen in Macquarie +45.6 pts higher in Belconnen

-21.3% 34th pct -67.0% 0th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Belconnen in Macquarie +0.4 higher in Belconnen

8.9 100th pct 8.5 99th pct

Types ≤15 min in Belconnen in Macquarie even

8.0 100th pct 8.0 100th pct

15-min city in Belconnen in Macquarie even

100.0% 100th pct 99.9% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Belconnen in Macquarie +0.9 pts higher in Belconnen

100.0% 100th pct 99.1% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Belconnen in Macquarie even

99.8% 99th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Belconnen in Macquarie even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Belconnen in Macquarie even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Belconnen in Macquarie +1.2 pts higher in Belconnen

100.0% 100th pct 98.8% 100th pct

Amenities/1k in Belconnen in Macquarie +2.6 more in Macquarie

29.3 72nd pct 31.9 73rd pct

Intersections/km² in Belconnen in Macquarie +139 higher in Belconnen

534 100th pct 395 100th pct

Mean slope in Belconnen in Macquarie +1.7 pts higher in Belconnen

7.2% 64th pct 5.5% 48th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Belconnen vs Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL80024/belconnen/vs/SAL80091/macquarie