76 Lachlan Street, Macquarie ACT 2614, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Feb 2002 | $200,000 | $255 |
| Sold | Jan 1994 | $140,000 | $178 |
| Sold | Nov 1991 | $127,000 | $162 |
Price per m² based on land size of 783 m².
The address is a stand‑alone house occupying a 783 m² block. The size provides ample space for a garden or outdoor entertaining area.
On Lachlan Street itself there is a small shopping centre that includes a medical centre, a chemist, a coffee shop, and the Kinh Doh Vietnamese restaurant. These amenities are just a short stroll from the property.
Jamison Centre is approximately 1 km away, reachable in a few minutes on foot or by car. It hosts a popular Sunday outdoor Rotary market and is adjacent to Big Splash, Canberra’s public swimming pool with an outdoor water slide.
ACTION bus route 32 runs through Macquarie, linking the suburb with Belconnen Town Centre and the Canberra CBD (Civic). This provides convenient access to local shops, services and the city centre.
Big Splash waterpark is about 0.8 km from the house, offering a pool and the city’s only outdoor water slide. The area also features the Big Powerful Owl – one of Australia’s noted ‘big things’ – located roughly 0.6 km away.
According to the 2016 census, Macquarie had around 2,700 residents with an average age of 36, slightly above the Canberra average. The majority live in separate houses (about 71 %) and the community is predominantly Australian‑born (65.7 %).
The suburb sits on a band of Ordovician Greywacke from the Pittman Formation along its eastern side, adjacent to the Deakin Fault. Beneath the Jamison Centre lies a green‑grey dactitic porphyry with large feldspar crystals, while the centre and western parts are covered by green‑grey rhyodacite of the Walker Volcanics.
