South Canberra
subdivision of Canberra, Australia
South Canberra, or the Inner South, is a subdivision of Canberra Central in the Australian Capital Territory in Australia.
South Canberra is separated from North Canberra by Lake Burley Griffin. The two subdivisions combined form the district of Canberra Central and share Civic as their central commercial area.
It is one of the oldest parts of Canberra and is built in part in accordance with Walter Burley Griffin's designs.
According to the 2021 census, South Canberra's population was 31,592.
Places of note
Australia's Parliament House on Capital Hill.
Parkes contains the Parliamentary Triangle area.
Government House the official residence of the governor general.
Sites of significance
In 1984 the National Capital Development Commission commissioned the identification and documentation of sites of significance in the ACT. The results for Inner Canberra were published in 1988. Sites with both natural and cultural significance were identified.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 4, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q1075108. Authority coordinates are -35.311, 149.124. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2021, 1984 and 1988.
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