O'Malley Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°21′09″S 149°06′31″E / 35.35250°S 149.10861°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 928 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1973 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2606 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 656 m (2,152 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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District | Woden Valley | ||||||||||||||
Territory electorate(s) | Murrumbidgee | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Bean | ||||||||||||||
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O'Malley (/oʊmæli/) (postcode: 2606) is an affluent suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. At the 2021 census, O'Malley had a population of 928 people.[2] There are numerous embassies in O'Malley. The suburb is named after King O'Malley, who was the politician who arranged the competition for a design for Canberra. Streets in O'Malley are named with Aboriginal words.[3]