Civic, Australian Capital Territory

Civic
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Civic; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
	Civic viewed from Mount Ainslie with Lake Burley Griffin and Mount Stromlo in the background.
	Civic
Coordinates	35°16′55″S 149°07′43″E / 35.282°S 149.1286°E
Population	4,835 (2021 census)
• Density	3,220/km2 (8,350/sq mi)
Established	1927
Gazetted	20 September 1928
Postcode(s)	2601
Elevation	577 m (1,893 ft)
Area	1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Location	15 km (9 mi) WNW of Queanbeyan ; 90 km (56 mi) SW of Goulburn ; 116 km (72 mi) N of Cooma ; 289 km (180 mi) SW of Sydney ;
District	Canberra Central (North Canberra)
Territory electorate(s)	Kurrajong
Federal division(s)	Canberra
	Suburbs around Civic:

Civic is the city centre or central business district of Canberra. "Civic" is a common name for the district, but it is also called Civic Centre, City Centre, Canberra City and Canberra, and its official division name is City.^[2]

Canberra's City was established in 1927, although the division name City was not gazetted until 20 September 1928. Walter Burley Griffin's design for Canberra included a "Civic Centre" with a separate "Market Centre" located at what is now Russell. However then Prime Minister Stanley Bruce vetoed this idea and only the Civic Centre was developed; the idea of the Market Centre was abandoned.

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "City (SSC)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
^ "Search for street and suburb names: City". Environment and Planning Directorate. ACT Government. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

[Census-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "City (SSC)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

[2] "Search for street and suburb names: City". Environment and Planning Directorate. ACT Government. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

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