Parkes, Australian Capital Territory

Parkes Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Aboriginal Tent Embassy and Old Parliament House, Canberra, located in Parkes.
Parkes
Coordinates	35°18′S 149°08′E / 35.300°S 149.133°E / -35.300; 149.133
Population	0 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.00/km2 (0.0/sq mi)
Gazetted	20 September 1928
Postcode(s)	2600
Elevation	561 m (1,841 ft)
Area	3.03 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Location	3 km (2 mi) S of Canberra CBD 13 km (8 mi) W of Queanbeyan 95 km (59 mi) SW of Goulburn 292 km (181 mi) SW of Sydney
District	Canberra Central (South Canberra)
Territory electorate(s)	Kurrajong
Federal division(s)	Canberra
Suburbs around Parkes: Acton Civic Reid Yarralumla Parkes Campbell Capital Hill Barton Russell

Parkes is an inner southern suburb of the Canberra Central district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory of Australia. Located southeast of the Canberra central business district, Parkes contains the Parliamentary Triangle and many of the national monuments of Australia's capital city.

Parkes is named in honour of Sir Henry Parkes, a Federalist, legislator and one of the founders of the Australian Constitution. Streets in Parkes are named after monarchs and constitutional references.^[2]

Parkes contains many of Canberra's large institutions and contains limited residential areas.