Moncrieff, Australian Capital Territory
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| Coordinates: 35°09′19″S 149°06′50″E / 35.15528°S 149.11389°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Australian Capital Territory | ||||||||||||
| City | Canberra | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 2014 | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 640 m (2,100 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 5,310 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2914 | ||||||||||||
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Moncrieff is a suburb in the Gungahlin district of Canberra, the National Capital of Australia. The name was gazetted in April 1991, with initial land releases becoming available to developers in June 2014. It is named after Gladys Moncrieff, an Australian singer of the 1920-1930s musical era who was dubbed 'Australia's Queen of Song'. The suburb is in north Gungahlin, adjacent to the suburbs of Ngunnawal, Amaroo, Taylor and Jacka. The suburb is located approximately 4 km from the Gungahlin Town Centre and 16 km from the centre of Canberra, and is bounded by Mirrabei Drive and Horse Park Drive. It is home to the Moncrieff Community Recreation Park, which was voted the ACT's favourite playground in 2021.
Like most new Canberra suburbs, it is a cat containment area: all cats have to be kept inside the cat owner's property and within an enclosure if outside.