| Monash Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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 Cockcroft Avenue | |||||||||||||||
  Monash | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°25′01″S 149°06′00″E / 35.417°S 149.100°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 5,644 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,660/km2 (4,300/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1978 | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 5 August 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2904 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| District | Tuggeranong | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bean | ||||||||||||||
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Monash (postcode 2904) is a suburb in the district of Tuggeranong, Canberra, Australia. The suburb is named after General Sir John Monash, (1865 to 1931), who commanded the Australian Army in France in the First World War.[2] It was gazetted on 1 August 1975[2] and first settled in 1978. The suburb has an area of 3.41 km2. Streets are named after engineers[2] and the suburb consists primarily of detached houses on suburban blocks.
The suburb is bounded by Erindale Drive, Drakeford Drive, Isabella Drive and Ashley Drive. Located in the suburb is Isabella Pond and part of the Tuggeranong Creek. Facilities include the Goodwin Retirement Village, a primary school and a recreation oval. Monash is serviced by a small local shopping centre, the larger Erindale Shopping Centre at Wanniassa and the nearby Tuggeranong Hyperdome.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Monash". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ a b c Canberra's suburb and street names : origins and meanings. Department of the Environment, Land and Planning. 1992. p. 91. ISBN 1-86331-128-9.
