| Phillip Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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 Looking towards the centre of Phillip from Swinger Hill | |||||||||||||||
  Phillip | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°20′58″S 149°05′25″E / 35.34944°S 149.09028°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 5,197 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,180/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1966 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2606 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 596 m (1,955 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| District | Woden Valley | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Murrumbidgee | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bean | ||||||||||||||
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Phillip (postcode: 2606) is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the district of Woden Valley. It is located in the centre of the district and contains the district's main commercial centre, Woden Town Centre. Phillip had a residential population of 5,197 at the 2021 census. 67.0% of the population lived in flats.[1] Many more flats are being planned or built.
The suburb is named after Arthur Phillip, the first Governor of New South Wales. The suburb name was gazetted on 12 May 1966. Streets in Phillip use names associated with the First, Second and Third Fleets; streets in the Swinger Hill were named after architects.[2]
As the commercial and geographical centre of Woden, Phillip contains many of the district's key facilities. As well as the Woden Town Centre, which includes the Westfield Woden shopping centre, a bus interchange and the Lovett Tower (the tallest commercial office building in Canberra), it has its own commercial area located along Botany, Townshend and Parramatta Streets. Eddison Park, including Woden Skate Park and Disc Golf Course, and the Woden Cemetery are located in the suburb. Phillip also contains a number of sporting facilities, including the Phillip Enclosed Oval, which has been known as Football Park since 1981 and was the headquarters of Australian rules football in Canberra during the 1980s and 1990s,[3] and the Phillip Swimming & Ice Skating Centre, home to the CBR Brave of the Australian Ice Hockey League. The Canberra College is situated in Phillip.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Phillip". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Suburb Name search results". ACT Planning & Land Authority. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Zeltner back in Canberra". The Canberra Times. Canberra, ACT. 1 February 1981. p. 19.
