Macnamara, Australian Capital Territory
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| Macnamara Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 35°12′51″S 148°58′58″E / 35.21417°S 148.98278°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 0 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2615[2] | ||||||||||||||
| District | Belconnen | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Ginninderra | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fenner | ||||||||||||||
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Macnamara (postcode: 2615) is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The origin of the suburb name is from Dame Jean Macnamara, an Australian medical doctor and scientist. [3] The suburb is part of the West Belconnen/Parkwood cross-border development near the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales border.[4]
The development of the suburb is a joint project by the Australian Capital Territory government and Ginninderry. The development is to include housing, retail and community infrastructure. [5]Macnamara has also been designated as a cat containment suburb by the Australian Capital Territory governments' Suburban Land Agency[6][7]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Macnamara (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Macnamara Postcode".
- ^ https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/DownloadFile/es/db_54462/current/PDF/db_54462.PDF
- ^ "New West Belconnen suburbs named Strathnairn and Macnamara". 2016-07-25.
- ^ "New West Belconnen suburbs named Strathnairn and Macnamara". 2016-07-25.
- ^ "Suburban Land Agency | News | Cat containment areas expand to protect Canberra's native wildlife".
- ^ https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/DownloadFile/di/2018-220/current/PDF/2018-220.PDF
Macnamara, Australian Capital Territory
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