5 Badgery Street, Macquarie ACT 2614, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Apr 2007 | $436,000 | $673 |
Price per m² based on land size of 647 m².
The property is a standalone house offering four bedrooms and sits on a generous 647 m² block. It is located within the suburb of Macquarie in Canberra's Belconnen district.
The lot measures about 647 square metres, providing ample outdoor space for garden, recreation or future extensions. Its size is typical for separate houses in the Macquarie area.
The Jamison Centre, a major shopping hub, is roughly 0.7 km away and includes a market, retail stores and services. Nearby you’ll also find a small shopping centre on Lachlan Street with a medical centre, chemist, coffee shop and Kinh Doh Vietnamese restaurant, all within about 0.5‑0.7 km.
Yes, the Big Splash waterpark, featuring Canberra’s only outdoor water slide, is about 0.6 km from the house. Additionally, Pat Rubly Park lies roughly 1.4 km away, offering green space for leisure activities.
ACTION bus route 32 runs through Macquarie, linking the suburb with Belconnen Town Centre and Civic. This provides convenient access to the wider Canberra public‑transport network.
The suburb sits on greywacke from the Ordovician Pittman Formation, uplifted along the east side of the Deakin Fault. Under the centre and western parts you’ll find green‑grey rhyodacite of the Walker Volcanics, as well as a porphyry of green‑grey dacitic intrusive rock with large white feldspar crystals.
Macquarie was gazetted in 1967 to honour Major‑General Lachlan Macquarie, a former Governor of New South Wales. The suburb’s streets are also named after contemporaries of Governor Macquarie.
