North Canberra
North Canberra | |||||||||||||
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Aerial view of North Canberra shown from the east | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 35°16′53″S 149°07′44″E / 35.28139°S 149.12889°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Australian Capital Territory | ||||||||||||
| City | Canberra Central | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 37.7 km2 (14.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 61,188 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,623.0/km2 (4,204/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2601, 2602, 2612 | ||||||||||||
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North Canberra, or the Inner North, is a subdivision of Canberra Central in the Australian Capital Territory in Australia comprising 14 suburbs. At the 2021 census, it had 26,699 dwellings housing 61,188 people of the 453,324 people in the Australian Capital Territory. Many of Canberra's oldest dwellings are located on it.
North Canberra is separated from South Canberra by Lake Burley Griffin. The two subdivisions combined form the district of Canberra Central and share Civic as their central commercial area.
It is one of the oldest parts of Canberra and is built in part in accordance to Walter Burley Griffin's designs.