Gilmore, Australian Capital Territory
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Gilmore Location in Canberra | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 35°25′16″S 149°07′59″E / 35.421°S 149.133°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Australian Capital Territory | ||||||||||||
| City | Canberra | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1985 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 2.0 km2 (0.77 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 661 m (2,169 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 2,706 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,350/km2 (3,500/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2905 | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 5 August 1975 | ||||||||||||
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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. It was gazetted on 5 August 1975. Streets are named after journalists, particularly female journalists.
It is next to the suburbs of Macarthur and Chisholm and is bounded by the Monaro Highway, Isabella Drive, and Hambidge Crescent.