| Gilmore Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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  Gilmore | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°25′16″S 149°07′59″E / 35.421°S 149.133°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,706 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,350/km2 (3,500/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 5 August 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2905 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.0 km2 (0.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| District | Tuggeranong | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Brindabella | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bean | ||||||||||||||
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Gilmore is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia, district of Tuggeranong. The postcode is 2905. The suburb is named after the poet and journalist, Dame Mary Gilmore.[2] It was gazetted on 5 August 1975.[2] Streets are named after journalists, particularly female journalists.[2]
It is next to the suburbs of Macarthur and Chisholm and is bounded by the Monaro Highway, Isabella Drive, and Hambidge Crescent.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gilmore". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ a b c Canberra's suburb and street names : origins and meanings. Department of the Environment, Land and Planning. 1992. p. 39. ISBN 1-86331-128-9.
