Whitlam, Australian Capital Territory
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| Coordinates: 35°16′30″S 149°02′13″E / 35.275°S 149.037°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Australian Capital Territory | ||||||||||||
| City | Canberra | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 588 m (1,929 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 879 (2024) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC10 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2611 | ||||||||||||
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Whitlam is a suburb in the Molonglo Valley, Australian Capital Territory. The suburb is named after former prime minister Gough Whitlam. Many Canberra suburbs are named after prime ministers or other politicians, but only at least a year post death. The ACT government waited a year before announcing a suburb named Whitlam. Whitlam is the northernmost suburb in the Molonglo Valley district, positioned to the north of Denman Prospect.
The ACT government plans to release 500 residential dwelling lots in 2018–19, 600 in 2019–20 and another 500 in 2020–21.
Whitlam is a cat containment area, meaning that pet cats are not permitted to roam freely outside householder's yards.