| Whitlam Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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  Whitlam | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°16′30″S 149°02′13″E / 35.275°S 149.037°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 7 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 588 m (1,929 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| District | Molonglo Valley | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Murrumbidgee | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bean | ||||||||||||||
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Whitlam is a suburb in the Molonglo Valley, Australian Capital Territory.[2] The suburb is named after former prime minister Gough Whitlam. Many Canberra suburbs are named after prime ministers or other politicians, but only at least a year post death. The ACT government waited a year before announcing a suburb named Whitlam.[2] Whitlam is the northernmost suburb in the Molonglo Valley district, positioned to the north of Denman Prospect.[3]
The ACT government plans to release 500 residential dwelling lots in 2018–19, 600 in 2019–20 and another 500 in 2020–21.[4]
Whitlam is a cat containment area, meaning that pet cats are not permitted to roam freely outside householder's yards.[5]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Whitlam (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b McIlroy, Tom (8 November 2015). "New Canberra suburb named to honour Gough Whitlam". Canberra Times. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ ACT Government (2 June 2017). "ACT Indicative Land Release Program 2017–18 To 2020–21" (PDF). p. 12. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ ACT Government (2 June 2017). "ACT Indicative Land Release Program 2017–18 To 2020–21" (PDF). pp. 8–9. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ ACT Government. "cat containment areas". Retrieved 10 November 2015.
