Welcome to Belconnen(2617)

Distance from Canberra CBD: 7km (4.6 miles)
Approximate size for this postcode: 92.8 km²
Surrounding suburbs: Mckellar(2617), Lawson(2617), Weetangera(2614), Aranda(2614), Macquarie(2614), Florey(2615), Page(2614)
Other suburbs with same post code: Bruce, Evatt, Giralang, Kaleen, Lawson, Mckellar
Total of population in this postcode in year 2006 : 25476 people
Average age persons in 2006 was: 32 years old
Most of people in Belconnen were born in Australia
Ancestors were mostly from: Australian
Industry of occupation is mostly on: Professionals
Median unit price (2007): $298,000

Suburb Highlights

Belconnen Town Centre, Lake Ginninderra and residential areas constitute Belconnen. Belconnen town center has the highest density of different kinds of rocks outcropping of any Canberra suburb. It is at the intersection of two faults that form an X shape across Canberra. These are the Deakin Fault and the Winslade Fault.

On the residential areas, particularly to the south of the suburb, Emu Ridge, there are significant numbers of medium density dwellings. Belconnent has a number of parks such as Diddams Close Park and John Knight Memorial Park. The large Westfield shopping mall is located at the town centre. It has an area of 4.39 km² and was first settled in 1983. Lake Ginninderra College is located on the shore of Lake Ginninderra near the Belconnen Town Centre.

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