Isabella Plains

Isabella Plains
Isabella Plains shops
Isabella Plains
Location in Canberra
Coordinates: 35°25′41″S 149°05′42″E / 35.428°S 149.095°E / -35.428; 149.095
CountryAustralia
StateAustralian Capital Territory
CityCanberra
District
Established1985
Government
 • Territory electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
2.5 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Population
 • Total4,329 (SAL 2021)
Postcode
2905
Gazetted5 August 1975
Suburbs around Isabella Plains
Greenway Monash Gowrie
Bonython Isabella Plains Richardson
Gordon Calwell Calwell

Isabella Plains is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. The suburb is indirectly named after Isabella Maria Brisbane (1821–1849), who was the daughter of Sir Thomas Brisbane, the colonial Governor of New South Wales when the area was first explored by white settlers in 1823. Joseph Wild was employed by Brigade Major John Ovens and Captain Mark Currie to guide them to the Murrumbidgee River. They travelled south along the river and named the area now known as Tuggeranong "Isabella's Plain". This name was adopted, with a slight change of spelling, for the name of the new suburb. It was gazetted on 5 August 1975. Streets are named after New South Wales parish names.

It is next to the suburbs of Monash, Bonython, Richardson and Calwell. It is bounded by Isabella Drive, Drakeford Drive, Johnson Drive and Ashley Drive. Located in the suburb are a small group of shops, the senior campus of St Mary MacKillop College, Isabella Plains Primary School, the Tuggeranong automatic weather station and Isabella Plains neighbourhood oval.