10 Lochbuy Street, Macquarie ACT 2614, Australia
10 Lochbuy Street is a standalone house situated on a 707 m² block of land. It offers the space and privacy typical of separate dwellings in the suburb.
The house is in the suburb of Macquarie, part of the Belconnen district of Canberra. Macquarie is bordered by Belconnen Way to the north, Bindubi Street to the east, Redfern Street to the south and Coulter Drive to the west.
Within roughly 0.6 km you’ll find the Jamison Centre, a major shopping mall with a Sunday Rotary market, and Big Splash, a popular waterpark featuring an outdoor slide. A small local centre on Lachlan Street offers a medical centre, chemist, coffee shop and a Vietnamese restaurant, all within walking distance.
ACTION bus route 32 runs through Macquarie, linking the suburb with Belconnen Town Centre and Civic. This provides convenient access to wider Canberra without the need for a private vehicle.
Yes, the Macquarie Island Magnetic Observatory is only about 0.1 km away, offering a unique scientific landmark. The ACT Herpetological Association is also nearby, supporting local wildlife research and education.
The area features The Big Powerful Owl, one of Australia’s iconic “big things,” located roughly 0.8 km away, and Pat Rubly Park, a community green space about 1.2 km distant. The Ramada Encore by Wyndham Belconnen hotel lies about 1 km from the house, providing accommodation options for visitors.
Geologically, Macquarie sits on a band of greywacke from the Ordovician Pittman Formation, uplifted along the east side of the Deakin Fault. Underlying the centre and western parts of the suburb are green‑grey rhyodacite of the Walker Volcanics, with a porphyry of dacitic intrusive rock beneath the Jamison Centre.
