North Canberra

Location of North Canberra

Aerial view of North Canberra shown from the east

North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 14 suburbs with 19,115 dwellings housing 42,113 people^[1] of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory^[2] (2006 Census). Many of Canberra's oldest dwellings are in this district.

North Canberra is located to the north and east of Canberra's City, to the north of Lake Burley Griffin and west of Mount Majura and south of Mount Ainslie, and is bounded to the north by the Barton Highway and Federal Highway.

It is one of the oldest parts of Canberra, and is built in part in accordance to Walter Burley Griffin's designs.

Places of Note and Interest

• City is the major shopping and office precinct in Canberra.
• Russell has the main headquarters of the Australian Defence Force.
• The Australian National University has its campus in the suburb of Acton and the Australian Defence Force Academy and Royal Military College, Duntroon are in the suburb of Campbell.
• The Australian War Memorial is also located in Campbell.

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "North Canberra (Statistical Subdivision)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=80505&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2009-01-23. 
2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Australian Capital Territory". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=8&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2009-01-23. 

External links

• Canberra region map - all districts

Coordinates: 35°16′54″S 149°07′44″E / 35.2817°S 149.129°E / -35.2817; 149.129