McKellar (/ˈməkɛlər/) is a residential suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb is named after Colin McKellar who was Minister for Repatriation from 1964 to 1970. The suburb name was gazetted on 15 January 1974. The streets of McKellar are named for journalists with the main street of the suburb called Dumas Street.[2] McKellar is bounded by Ginninderra Drive, William Webb Drive, Owen Dixon Drive, and Gundaroo Drive.[3]
| McKellar Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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  McKellar | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°13′03″S 149°04′34″E / 35.21750°S 149.07611°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,740 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2617 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 603 m (1,978 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| District | Belconnen | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Ginninderra | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fenner | ||||||||||||||
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Suburb features
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McKellar features the McKellar Oval in the centre of the suburb, known as William Palmer Park, and has panoramic prospect from Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain and Mount Majura.
A small football stadium known as McKellar Park, and club are in the north east of the suburb. The McKellar shopping centre closed in 2012 and was later demolished, with only a single smaller commercial building remaining. McKellar Preschool closed in 2006, with the building later reopened as a privately run childcare centre.
Transport
editMcKellar is serviced by the ACTION bus network along Dumas Street and William Webb Drive. Route 43 travels along Dumas Street to Belconnen Interchange while route 24 travels along William Webb Drive to Belconnen Interchange.[4][5]
Political representation
editFor the purposes of Australian federal elections for the House of Representatives, McKellar is in the Division of Fenner.[6]
For the purposes of Australian Capital Territory elections for the ACT Legislative Assembly, McKellar is in the Ginninderra electorate.[7]
Geology
editA porphyry of Green-grey Dacitic intrusive containing large white feldspar crystals is found in most of McKellar. This is intruded by a band of Glebe Farm Adamellite through the south.[8]
References
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- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "McKellar (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Suburb Name search results". ACT Environment and Sustainable Development. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ "Three years ago it was agreed this Canberra street would be renamed, but its signs remain standing — albeit covered by tape". ABC News. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ Route 43 Transport Canberra
- ^ Route 41 Transport Canberra
- ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Fenner (ACT)". Current federal electoral divisions. Australian Electoral Commission. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Electoral Boundaries Redistribution 2019" (PDF). Augmented ACT Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.
