South Canberra or the Inner South is a central district of Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

, the capital city of Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

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South Canberra is located to the south of Canberra's city centre

City Centre, Australian Capital Territory

The central business district of Canberra, Australia's capital city, is officially named City . However it is also referred to as Civic, Civic Centre, City Centre, Canberra City and Canberra ....

, on the south bank of Lake Burley Griffin

Lake Burley Griffin

Lake Burley Griffin is an artificial lake in the centre of Canberra, the capital of Australia. It was completed in 1963 after the Molonglo River—which ran between the city centre and Parliamentary Triangle—was dammed...

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It is one of the oldest parts of Canberra, and is built in part in accordance to Walter Burley Griffin's

Walter Burley Griffin

Walter Burley Griffin was an American architect and landscape architect, who is best known for his role in designing Canberra, Australia's capital city...

 designs. Unlike the later districts in Canberra that are built as separate satellite cities, South Canberra is only separated from North Canberra

North Canberra

North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 14 suburbs with 19,115 dwellings housing 42,113 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory...

 by Lake Burley Griffin. The two districts combined form the district of Central Canberra and share Civic

City Centre, Australian Capital Territory

The central business district of Canberra, Australia's capital city, is officially named City . However it is also referred to as Civic, Civic Centre, City Centre, Canberra City and Canberra ....

 as their central commercial area.

According to the 2006 Census, South Canberra's population was 23,668.

Places of note

• Australia's Parliament House
  Parliament House, Canberra
  Parliament House is the meeting facility of the Parliament of Australia located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. The building was designed by Mitchell/Giurgola Architects and opened on 1988 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia...
  
   on Capital Hill
  Capital Hill, Australian Capital Territory
  Capital Hill , is the location of Parliament House, Canberra, at the south apex of the land axis of the Parliamentary Triangle....
  
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• Parkes
  Parkes, Australian Capital Territory
  Parkes is an inner suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Located south of the Canberra CBD, Parkes contains the Parliamentary Triangle area. On Census night 2006, Parkes had a population of 4 people....
  
   contains the Parliamentary Triangle area.
• Government House
  Government House, Canberra
  Government House, Canberra, commonly known as Yarralumla, is the official residence of the Governor-General of Australia. It is located in the suburb of Yarralumla, in the City of Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory....
  
   the official residence of the governor general.

Sites of significance

In 1984 the National Capital Development Commission

National Capital Development Commission

The National Capital Development Commission was an Australian Commonwealth Government body created to complete the establishment of Canberra as the seat of government. It was created in 1957 through the National Capital Development Commission Act 1957.Under the control of the NCDC Canberra grew...

 commissioned the identification and documentation of sites of significance in the ACT. The results for Inner Canberra were published in 1988. Sites with both natural and cultural significance were identified. Many of these are listed on the ACT Heritage Register.

Cultural sites of significance:

• Barton: Old Parliament House; Patent Offices (now the Sir Robert Garran Offices housing the Attorney-General's Department); Brassey House; Barton urban conservation area
• Deakin: The Lodge
• Kingston: Kingston shops (Eastlake Shopping Centre); Kingston Power House; Federal Capital Commission
  Federal Capital Commission
  The Federal Capital Commission was an agency of the Australian government formed to construct and administer Canberra from 1 January 1925. The Chief Commissioner of the body was Sir John Butters....
  
   houses
• Forrest: Forrest urban conservation area; Street sign; Forrest residences
• Manuka: Housing group; St Christopher's school and convent; Manuka swimming pool; Manuka oval - curator's residence
• Red Hill: House 67, Arthur Circle; Calthorpes' House
• Yarralumla: Bus shelter: Schlich Street (destroyed by fire since identification); Surveyors hut; Albert Hall
  Albert Hall, Canberra
  The Albert Hall is a hall in Canberra, Australia, used for entertainment. It is on Commonwealth Avenue between Commonwealth Bridge and the Hotel Canberra in the suburb of Yarralumla.- Overview :...
  
  ; Hotel Canberra
  Hotel Canberra
  The Hotel Canberra, also known as Hyatt Hotel Canberra is in Yarralumla, near Lake Burley Griffin and Parliament House, in Canberra. It was built to house politicians when the Federal Parliament moved to Canberra. It was constructed by the contractor John Howie between 1922-1925. Originally...
  
  ; Australian Forestry School; Old Canberra Brickworks
  Yarralumla brickworks
  The Yarralumla brickworks, also known as the Commonwealth Brickworks, was one of the earliest construction projects in Canberra, Australia. It was built in the suburb of Yarralumla to produce the bricks used to build many of Canberra's early buildings. It opened in around 1913 and operated until...
  
  ; Canberra Incinerator; Westbourne Woods; Government House

Natural sites of significance:

• Deakin anticlines
• Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides
  Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides
  The Button Wrinklewort is a flowering plant of the genus Rutidosis in the daisy family . Its natural distribution is south eastern Australia where its restricted to undisturbed grasslands and woodlands...
  
   habitats
• State Circle road cutting
• Red Hill geological site
• Narrabundah Tors
• Hindmarsh Drive road cuttings

External links

• Canberra region map - all districts