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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

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "North Canberra (Statistical Subdivision)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Australian Capital Territory". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2009-01-23.