Four of the Best Places to Live in the ACT

Canberra and the Australian Capital Territory are blessed with lifestyle-friendly suburbs in prime positions and not only trendy inner-city suburbs like Barton, Yarralumla and Forrest.

Young families, including first homebuyers looking for house and land packages near the capital, will find that there are many great places to call home, like Googong and Strathnairn. Towns like these are a short commute to the city centre precinct by car and public transport.

Googong

Googong is just a 25-minute drive from the Canberra centre along new roads near the Googong Dam on Old Cooma Road. Currently home to 3,000+ locals (‘Googonians’), the town is growing rapidly and will eventually be home to around 18,000 people, many of who will continue to work in Canberra and commute.

While Googong hasn’t yet reached its population potential, it’s self-contained with ample shops, medical facilities, dining options, and parks and sports facilities. What’s more, it’s blessed with such immense natural beauty that many locals don’t feel the need to travel far at all.

Googong is popular among young families searching for house and land packages in a clean and safe area with good schools and local amenities where they can take advantage of the first homeowners grant on land. McDonald Jones has first homebuyers’ house and land packages in Googong with single-storey and double-storey home designs available.

Strathnairn

Strathnairn is Canberra’s newest suburb and it’s also one of its most well-serviced, with four buses in peak hour and two buses servicing the suburb throughout the day. Like Googong, Straithnairn is a growing suburb that’s just starting to attract residents and grow into a vibrant community, so there’s a fantastic opportunity presented to locals looking for a brand-new home to start afresh in Strathnairn.

Local schools, shops and infrastructure are just down the road in outer suburbs like Hawker and Belconnen, with plenty of infrastructure planned over the next few years. McDonald Jones has house and land packages available in Strathnairn with more on the way.

Hawker

Located in the northwest of Canberra, Hawker is a leafy and green area, with great restaurants and local college that enables growing families to stay in the area comfortably for longer. One of the big drawcards to Hawker is its border with Pinnacle Nature Reserve with its popular walking trails and native wildlife. There are enough shops, supermarkets, cafes, medical facilities and infrastructure to appeal to homebuyers of all ages in Hawker.

Braddon

A little pricier (and decidedly more hip), Braddon is a popular area among younger homebuyers and renters, with median house prices around $480,000. Along with its renowned food truck scene, cafes and boutiques, Braddon is well-known for its close proximity to schools and day-care facilities for most residents and parkland for 100% of residents.

While an immensely appealing place to call home, Braddon offers fewer house and land package options than other areas, especially Googong and Strathnairn.

Looking for a house and land in Canberra and the ACT? McDonald Jones House and Land Packages are available in Googong and Strathnairn. Contact us online or call 1300 555 382 today.