Civic, Australian Capital Territory

Civic
CanberraAustralian Capital Territory
Civic viewed from Mount Ainslie with Lake Burley Griffin and Mount Stromlo in the background.
Civic is located in Australian Capital Territory
Civic
Civic
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Coordinates35°16′55″S 149°07′43″E / 35.282°S 149.1286°E / -35.282; 149.1286
Population4,835 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density3,220/km2 (8,350/sq mi)
Established1927
Gazetted20 September 1928
Postcode(s)2601
Elevation577 m (1,893 ft)
Area1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Location
DistrictCanberra Central (North Canberra)
Territory electorate(s)Kurrajong
Federal division(s)Canberra
Suburbs around Civic:
Turner Braddon Braddon
Acton Civic Reid
Yarralumla Lake Burley Griffin Parkes

Civic is the city centre or central business district of Canberra. "Civic" is a common name for the district, but it is also called Civic Centre, City Centre, Canberra City and Canberra, and its official division name is City.[2]

Canberra's City was established in 1927, although the division name City was not gazetted until 20 September 1928. Walter Burley Griffin's design for Canberra included a "Civic Centre" with a separate "Market Centre" located at what is now Russell. However then Prime Minister Stanley Bruce vetoed this idea and only the Civic Centre was developed; the idea of the Market Centre was abandoned.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "City (SSC)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Search for street and suburb names: City". Environment and Planning Directorate. ACT Government. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.