Beard, Australian Capital Territory

Beard
CanberraAustralian Capital Territory
Beard is located in Australian Capital Territory
Beard
Beard
Coordinates35°20′29″S 149°12′36″E / 35.3413°S 149.2100°E / -35.3413; 149.2100
Population3 (SAL 2021)[1]
Gazetted2009
Postcode(s)2620
Elevation593 m (1,946 ft)
Location
DistrictJerrabomberra
Territory electorate(s)Kurrajong
Federal division(s)Canberra
Suburbs around Beard:
Fyshwick Pialligo
Symonston Beard Oaks Estate
HMAS Harman Crestwood, NSW Queanbeyan, NSW

Beard is a suburb of Canberra in the District of Jerrabomberra, Australian Capital Territory, named after ex-convict Timothy Beard, the first recorded European settler in the vicinity of modern-day Queanbeyan.[2]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Beard (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Public Place Names (Jerrabomberra District) Determination 2009 (No 1)" (PDF). ACT Government. 4 May 2009.