Macnamara (postcode: 2615) is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

The suburb is part of the West Belconnen / Parkwood cross-border development near the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales border.

[4] The origin of the suburb name is from Dame Jean Macnamara, an Australian medical doctor and scientist.

Jean Macnamara was a highly regarded individual for her work at the Royal Children's Hospital in Parkville, Victoria, as well as her work in the development of polio vaccines.

[3] Macnamara has also been designated as a cat containment suburb by the ACT government.