Belconnen
Belconnen is a district in the Australian Capital Territory in Australia.
Belconnen is a district in the Australian Capital Territory in Australia. The district is subdivided into 27 divisions (suburbs), sections and blocks. As at the 2021 census, the district had a population of 106,061 people; and was the most populous district within the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
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Worth seeing in and around Belconnen
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Canberra
The University of Canberra is a public research university with its main campus located in Bruce, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The campus is 2.5 km from Belconnen Town Centre, and 8.7 km from Canberra's Civic Centre.
1.9 km · university in Canberra, Australia · Wikipedia - 02Lake Ginninderra
Lake Ginninderra is a reservoir formed by the Ginninderra Dam, an earth-filled embankment dam across Ginninderra Creek, located adjacent to the Belconnen Town Centre, in Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory.
600 m · artificial lake in Canberra, Australia · Wikipedia - 03AIS Arena
The AIS Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Canberra, Australia, located on the grounds of the Australian Institute of Sport that opened in 1981.
3.3 km · multipurpose arena in Canberra, Australia · Wikipedia - 04McKellar Park
McKellar Park is an association football stadium in the Canberra suburb of McKellar. The playing surface is rectangular in shape and is used almost exclusively for association football matches.
2.6 km · stadium in Canberra, Australia · Wikipedia - 05Westfield Belconnen
Westfield Belconnen, also known colloquially as Belconnen Mall, is managed by Scentre Group and located in the Canberra suburb of Belconnen, Australia. The shopping centre is the largest in Canberra, featuring around 270 specialty stores.
100 m · shopping mall in Benjamin Way, Belconnen · Wikipedia - 06Hawker College
Hawker College is a senior secondary college in Hawker, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra. It caters to students completing their final two years of secondary education, and offers a wide range of curriculum choices.
3.2 km · College in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia · Wikipedia - 07Q5168612
Melba Copland Secondary School was opened in 1978 at Copland Drive, Melba, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. In 2007, it was decided by the ACT Government to merge Copland College and Melba High School.
2.9 km · Canberra College Campus merged with Melba High School · Wikipedia - 08UC Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra
University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra, formerly known as Lake Ginninderra College until 2011, is a public secondary college for students in Years 11 and 12. It is located in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia, situated on the lakefront of Lake Ginninderra.
700 m · public secondary college in Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory, Australia · Wikipedia - 09University of Canberra Library
The University of Canberra Library is the principal Library of the University of Canberra, located in Bruce, Australian Capital Territory. The Library is located in Building 8, University main campus.
1.5 km · principal library of the University of Canberra · Wikipedia - 10Belconnen Library
The Belconnen Library is the primary public library servicing the Belconnen district, one of ten libraries in the Libraries ACT network, and one of two in Belconnen, the other being Kippax Library.
300 m · public library in Canberra, Australia · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Most of Belconnen's attractions are within its town centre.
- 01Australian Institute of Sport
- 02Belconnen Arts Centre
Tue–Sun 10AM–4PM (closed Mon & public holidays).
- 03The Big Powerful Owl
An imposing eight-metre-tall concrete and fiberglass sculpture created by renowned artist Bruce Armstrong in 2011 and one of Australia's many big things.
- 04Cameron Offices
- 05Evatt Bike Path Little Library
Evatt Bike Path, Evatt (along the main neighbourhood cycling and walking path, situated on the hill climb section).
- 06Historic Belconnen Naval Transmitting Station
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Where to eat
- 01Forrest Specialty Coffee
Shop 95, Level 1, Westfield Belconnen, 18 Benjamin Way, forrestspecialtycoffee@gmail.com.
- 02Kiln at Belco Arts
A stunning waterfront café nestled inside the glass-fronted gallery building.
- 03Little Oink
22 Cook Place, Cook, hello@littleoink.com.au.
- 04Sweet Bones
An entirely vegan bakery and café with a distinct rock-and-roll aesthetic, expanding to the northside from its original Braddon flagship.
- 05Two Before Ten
Aranda Shops, 68 Bandjalong Cres, Aranda,.
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Getting to Belconnen
- Airports
- Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD), 241 km
- Sydney (Mascot) → Belconnen243 km · quickest by road, 4h 16m · A$34–45
- Williamtown → Belconnen372 km · quickest by road, 6h 53m · A$55–75
- Melbourne → Belconnen465 km · quickest by road, 9h 42m · A$80–105
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Belconnen
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Belconnen. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIt is possible to use Canberra's off-road cycleway network to reach the airport.
- Get inOn some days, it is possible to make a day trip by train from Sydney and spend 5–6 hours in Canberra.
- Get aroundBicycles are a practical way to get around Canberra while visiting, and will get you to most attractions using a well-developed network of off-road cycle paths and bike freeways.
From Wikivoyage: Canberra, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Belconnen
Belconnen is 8 km from Canberra, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.