Barton (postcode: 2600) is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

The boundary then extends along the centre of Sydney Avenue, and finally along New South Wales Crescent back to Telopea Park.

Barton contains the ACT Hospice, named Clare Holland House and located at the east end of Lake Burley Griffin.

It was originally a guest house for mid level government officials and for Members of Parliament.

Barton is favoured by young adults with 26.4% of its population in the 25- to 34-year-old age group (compared to the Australian average of 14.3%).

46.6% of the dwellings are occupied by single person households, compared to the Australian average of 25.6%.

In the ACT Legislative Assembly, Barton is part of the electorate of Kurrajong, which elects five members on the basis of proportional representation, currently two Labor, two Greens and one Liberal.

[12] A patch of Ordovician Pittman Formation greywacke outcrops in the south along Canberra Avenue.