Belconnen

Belconnen
Australian Capital Territory
Tablet at Aranda playing fields marks the beginning of the development of Belconnen in 1966.
Location of Belconnen in the Australian Capital Territory
Belconnen is located in Australia
Belconnen
Belconnen
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Coordinates35°14′19″S 149°03′58″E / 35.2386°S 149.0661°E / -35.2386; 149.0661
Population106,061 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density1,377/km2 (3,567/sq mi)
Gazetted12 May 1966[2]
Postcode(s)2614-2617
Area77 km2 (29.7 sq mi)[3]
Location7 km (4 mi) NW of Canberra
Territory electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
Localities around Belconnen:
Wallaroo (NSW) Hall (district) Gungahlin (district)
Parkwood (NSW)
Coree (district)
Belconnen Canberra Central (district)
Stromlo (district) Molonglo Valley (district) Canberra Central (district)

Belconnen (/ˈbɛlkɒnɪn/) is a district in the Australian Capital Territory in Australia. The district is subdivided into 27 divisions (suburbs), sections and blocks. As at the 2021 census, the district had a population of 106,061 people;[1] and was the most populous district within the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

Belconnen is situated approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the north-west of the central business district of Canberra, and surrounds an artificially created, ornamental lake, Lake Ginninderra. Lake Ginninderra was made possible by building a dam at an elbow of Ginninderra Creek. Exiting the lake, via a simple overflow, Ginninderra Creek continues, and runs north-west to its confluence with the Murrumbidgee River just beyond the north-western ACT border.

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Belconnen (SA3)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 September 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Districts Ordinance 1966 No. 5 (ACT)" (PDF).
  3. ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2012". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 June 2012.

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