[2] It is next to the suburbs of Macarthur and Chisholm and is bounded by the Monaro Highway, Isabella Drive, and Hambidge Crescent.

The five leading countries of birth for those born overseas were England, 2.9%; New Zealand, 1.3%, India, 1.3%; Philippines, 1.2%; and China, 0.7%.

The most popular religious affiliations in descending order are no religion, Catholic, and Anglican.

The Rose Cottage heritage site, located off Isabella Drive, is heritage-listed[3] and is open to the public.

In the ACT Legislative Assembly, Gilmore is part of the electorate of Brindabella, which elects five members based on proportional representation, currently two Liberal, two Labor, and one Green.