Macarthur (postcode 2904) is a suburb in the Canberra district of Tuggeranong. The suburb is named after John Macarthur, one of the founders of Australia's Merino wool industry. It was gazetted on 22 March 1982 and first settled in 1983. The wool industry is the theme for street names. The suburb has an area of 1.27 km². It is next to the suburbs of Fadden and Gilmore, and is located north of Isabella Drive.

There were 1,427 people living in Macarthur on 2016 census. The median age of people in Macarthur was 39 years, compared to a median age of 35 for the ACT. The median weekly individual income for Macarthur in 2016 was $1,133, compared to the ACT average of $998, while the median weekly household income was $2,680. In 2016, the median monthly housing loan repayment in Macarthur was $2,167.

The residents of Macarthur are predominantly Australian born, with 80.2% being born in Australia. The three main countries of birth for those born overseas were England, 4.8%, South Africa 1.3, and Singapore, 0.9%. The most popular religious affiliations in descending order are no religion, Catholic, Anglican and Uniting.

Macarthur Preschool is located on Carson Street. It was originally built in the 1980s and the original centre closed during the mid 2000s. The old centre was demolished in 2011. The new and current Macarthur Child Care Centre was built and officially reopened in June 2014 due to high local demand. . Wanniassa Hills, part of the Canberra Nature Park, is located in Macarthur. Macarthur also includes a horse holding paddock. The Macarthur Scout Group, which services Macarthur and nearby suburbs, has its hall on the Fadden side of Coyne Street.

Three ACTION bus routes service Macarthur. Route 67 runs through Macarthur along Coyne Street as part of its route between the Tuggeranong and Woden Interchanges; this service runs every 30 to 60 minutes between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. on weekdays. The additional service 267 follows the same route through Macarthur as Route 67. It runs during peak hour from the Tuggeranong Interchange to City West. Another service, route 966 runs between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00pm on Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Sundays and from 7:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. on weeknights to link the suburb to Tugggeranong, Erindale Centre, Fadden and Gowrie when the 67 service does not operate.

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