McKellar, Australian Capital Territory
| McKellar Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||
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| Population | 2,798 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,180/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1983 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2617 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| District | Belconnen | ||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Ginninderra | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Fraser | ||||||||||||
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McKellar (postcode: 2617) is a residential suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb is named after Colin McKellar who was Minister for Repatriation from 1964-70. The suburb name was gazetted on 15 January 1974. The streets of McKellar are named for journalists with the main street of the suburb called Dumas Street.[2]
Suburb features
McKellar features the McKellar Oval in the centre and has panoramic prospect from Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain and Mount Majura. There is also the McKellar Pre-School, shopping centre (with a Chinese takeaway, hair salon and chiropractor), and a small football stadium and club in the north east "North Belconnen Soccer Club".
McKellar is serviced by the ACTION bus network along Dumas Street and William Webb Drive. Route 12 travels along Dumas Street to Belconnen Interchange; route 312 also travels along Dumas Street to Belconnen Interchange but also services City, Woden and Tuggeranong Interchanges; route 52 travels along William Webb Drive to Belconnen Interchange. On weekends, McKellar is serviced by routes 902 (Dumas Street) and 956 (William Webb Drive) both travelling to Belconnen Interchange.[3]
McKellar has its own Neighbourhood Watch, with regular newsletters sent around to households. ACT Policing statistics regularly show low incidents of crime compared to the suburb's surrounding regions (Evatt, Florey, Spence and Melba).
Political representation
For the purposes of Australian federal elections for the House of Representatives, McKellar is in the Division of Fraser.[4]
For the purposes of Australian Capital Territory elections for the ACT Legislative Assembly, McKellar is in the Ginninderra electorate.[5]
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- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "McKellar (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ↑ "Suburb Name search results". ACT Environment and Sustainable Development. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ↑ "Routes and Timetables". ACTION Buses. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
- ↑ "Profile of the electoral division of Fraser (ACT)". Current federal electoral divisions. Australian Electoral Commission. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "Electorates 2012 election". Electorates. ACT Electoral Commission. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
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Coordinates: 35°13′03″S 149°04′34″E / 35.21750°S 149.07611°E