Throsby, Australian Capital Territory
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Throsby Location in Canberra | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 35°11′S 149°10′E / 35.183°S 149.167°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Australian Capital Territory | ||||||||||||
| City | Canberra | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 635 m (2,083 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 2,405 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2914 | ||||||||||||
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Throsby is a designated suburb of Canberra, Australia in the district of Gungahlin. The suburb is adjacent to the suburbs of Kenny and Harrison and is bounded by the Federal Highway to the east, the ACT/NSW border to the north, Horse Park Drive to the south and the Goorooyarroo nature reserve to the east. The suburb is named after the explorer Charles Throsby who was one of the first Europeans to open up the lands west of the Blue Mountains to grazing and agriculture.