Bruce, Australian Capital Territory
Bruce | |||||||||||||
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Apartments on Thynne Street | |||||||||||||
Bruce Location in Canberra | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 35°14′31″S 149°04′37″E / 35.242°S 149.077°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Australian Capital Territory | ||||||||||||
| City | Canberra | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1968 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 622 m (2,041 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 7,520 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2617 | ||||||||||||
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Bruce is a suburb of the Belconnen district of Canberra, that is located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb was gazetted on 6 June 1968 and named for The Viscount Bruce of Melbourne (1883–1967), the eighth Prime Minister of Australia and the first Chancellor of the Australian National University.