| Molonglo Valley Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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 Coppin's Crossing Road, looking south along John Gorton Drive toward the suburbs of Coombs and Wright | |||||||||||||||
  Molonglo Valley | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 35°19′9.07″S 149°2′29.61″E / 35.3191861°S 149.0415583°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 11,435 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 420.4/km2 (1,088.8/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 14 October 2010[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2611 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 27.2 km2 (10.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 10 km (6 mi) W of Canberra | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Murrumbidgee | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bean Canberra | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Molonglo Valley | ||||||||||||||
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Molonglo Valley is a district in the Australian Capital Territory in Australia. The district is subdivided into divisions (suburbs), sections and blocks and is the newest district of the ACT. The district is planned to consist of thirteen suburbs, planned to contain 33,000 dwellings, with an expected population of between 50,000[3] and 73,000.[4] To be developed in three stages over more than ten years, the district will contain a principal town centre and a secondary group centre, with residential suburbs located to the south and north of the Molonglo River; located to the west of Lake Burley Griffin.
The name Molonglo is derived from an Aboriginal expression meaning "the sound of thunder".[5]
At the 2021 census, the population of the district was 11,435,[1] an increase from 4,578 in 2016.[6]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Molonglo (SA3)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
gazwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Molonglo Valley: Master plan". Land Development Agency. ACT Government. 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ "New suburbs honour Wright, Sulman, Coombs". ABC News. Canberra, Australia. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
CT-sharazwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Molonglo (SA3)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
