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Canberra’s Inner North

Twelve names along one avenue, in Canberra’s Inner North

The planning policy for this part of Canberra names it the Inner North and City District: twelve localities, each with a row in its land use table and a register row that gives its origin and the street theme it follows.

How to read the plan

Stop
a light rail stop on the avenue, in order from the City
Nature reserve
a reserve at the district's edge, with its height
City Centre
the City, as the district policy names it

In Melbourne the phrase is a description; in Canberra it names a planning district, and this guide covers that one.

Lake Burley Griffin: beyond the City. The extension from Alinga Street to Commonwealth Park is to improve the link between the city and the lake LAKE BURLEY GRIFFIN Black Mountain Nature Reserve: 434 hectares on the northern side of Lake Burley Griffin, its hill 812 metres above sea level under a 195-metre tower Black Mountain Nature Reserve · 812 m on the northern side of Lake Burley Griffin Mount Ainslie Nature Reserve: 637 hectares adjoining Mount Majura Nature Reserve; together they overlook the city of Canberra from its north-east Mount Ainslie Nature Reserve · 842 m overlooking the city from its north-east Mount Majura Nature Reserve: 502 hectares adjoining Mount Ainslie Nature Reserve to the south, its hill 888 metres above sea level, the highest in northern Canberra Mount Majura Nature Reserve · 888 m adjoining Mount Ainslie to the south Northbourne Avenue: the district policy’s own area heading names Braddon, Dickson, Downer, Lyneham, O’Connor and Turner as the Northbourne Avenue area Federal Highway: Transport Canberra’s notice puts the replacement bus stop for Phillip Avenue on the Federal Highway, after Phillip Avenue. Federal Highway Swinden Street: the sixth stop from the City, as Transport Canberra lists it SWINDEN STREET Dickson Interchange: the fifth stop from the City, as Transport Canberra lists it DICKSON INTERCHANGE Macarthur Avenue: the fourth stop from the City, as Transport Canberra lists it MACARTHUR AVENUE Ipima Street: the third stop from the City, as Transport Canberra lists it IPIMA STREET Elouera Street: the second stop from the City, as Transport Canberra lists it ELOUERA STREET Alinga Street: the first stop from the City, as Transport Canberra lists it ALINGA STREET City Centre: the district policy identifies the City Centre Entertainment Precinct; light rail runs from the city to Gungahlin via Dickson. CITY CENTRE The twelve localities, in the order the district policy lists them. Ainslie, named for James Ainslie (1787–1844). Opens the guide to the twelve localities. AINSLIE James Ainslie (1787–1844) Braddon, named for Sir Edward Braddon PC KCMG (1829–1904). Opens the guide to the twelve localities. BRADDON Sir Edward Braddon PC KCMG (1829–1904) Campbell, named for Robert Campbell (1769–1846). Opens the guide to the twelve localities. CAMPBELL Robert Campbell (1769–1846) City, named for City. Opens the guide to the twelve localities. CITY City Dickson, named for Sir James Dickson, KCMG (1832 – 1901). Opens the guide to the twelve localities. DICKSON Sir James Dickson, KCMG (1832 – 1901) Downer, named for Sir John Downer (1843 – 1915). Opens the guide to the twelve localities. DOWNER Sir John Downer (1843 – 1915) Hackett, named for Sir John Winthrop Hackett KCMG (1848 – 1916). Opens the guide to the twelve localities. HACKETT Sir John Winthrop Hackett KCMG (1848 – 1916) Lyneham, named for Sir William Lyne, KCMG (1844 – 1913). Opens the guide to the twelve localities. LYNEHAM Sir William Lyne, KCMG (1844 – 1913) O’Connor, named for Richard Edward O'Connor, QC (1851 – 1912). Opens the guide to the twelve localities. O’CONNOR Richard Edward O'Connor, QC (1851 – 1912) Reid, named for Right Honourable Sir George Reid, PC GCB GCMG KC (1845 – 1918). Opens the guide to the twelve localities. REID Right Honourable Sir George Reid, PC GCB GCMG KC (1845 – 1918) Turner, named for Rt Hon Sir George Turner PC KCMG (1851 – 1916). Opens the guide to the twelve localities. TURNER Rt Hon Sir George Turner PC KCMG (1851 – 1916) Watson, named for Hon John Christian Watson (1867 – 1941). Opens the guide to the twelve localities. WATSON Hon John Christian Watson (1867 – 1941) Lake Burley Griffin: beyond the City. The extension from Alinga Street to Commonwealth Park is to improve the link between the city and the lake LAKE BURLEY GRIFFIN Northbourne Avenue: the district policy’s own area heading names Braddon, Dickson, Downer, Lyneham, O’Connor and Turner as the Northbourne Avenue area Federal Highway: Transport Canberra’s notice puts the replacement bus stop for Phillip Avenue on the Federal Highway, after Phillip Avenue. Federal Highway Alinga Street: the first stop from the City, as Transport Canberra lists it Alinga Street Elouera Street: the second stop from the City, as Transport Canberra lists it Elouera Street Ipima Street: the third stop from the City, as Transport Canberra lists it Ipima Street Macarthur Avenue: the fourth stop from the City, as Transport Canberra lists it Macarthur Avenue Dickson Interchange: the fifth stop from the City, as Transport Canberra lists it Dickson Interchange Swinden Street: the sixth stop from the City, as Transport Canberra lists it Swinden Street City Centre: the district policy identifies the City Centre Entertainment Precinct; light rail runs from the city to Gungahlin via Dickson. City Centre
North is to the rightup. The avenue and its stops are set in Transport Canberra’s order, the City at the line’s southern end and the lake beyond it. No locality is placed on it: the official pages linked here set none on a map, so the register below carries all twelve.

The district in four lines

  1. 61,188

    The people the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted in its North Canberra area at the 2021 Census. The census area is a statistical one, not the planning district.

  2. 1927

    The year the Canberra National Memorials Committee proposed, in a report to the Federal Parliament, that street names in Canberra’s suburbs follow a theme: a policy followed to this day.

  3. 9

    Districts across Canberra, ACT Planning says, each with its own district strategy; this guide covers the one the planning policy calls the Inner North and City District.

  4. Melbourne

    The Victorian Government’s own words: Merri-bek City Council is situated in Melbourne’s inner north, just five kilometres from the central business district.

The register

Each locality has a row in the district policy’s Land Use Table and a row in the ACT place-names register, which is where the origin, note and street theme written beside it come from; the rows keep the table’s order. The land district named for this part of the city is Canberra Central: the ACT Heritage Register’s precinct entry for Braddon opens “District of Canberra Central”, and the Surveyor-General’s survey pages call it the Canberra Central District.

  1. Ainslie

    Named for
    James Ainslie (1787–1844)
    Register note
    First overseer of 'Duntroon Station'.
    Streets named for
    Pioneers, legislators

  2. Braddon

    Named for
    Sir Edward Braddon PC KCMG (1829–1904)
    Register note
    Premier of Tasmania 1894-1899. Legislator, federalist and one of the founders of the Constitution.
    Streets named for
    Aboriginal words; legislators and pioneers

  3. Campbell

    Named for
    Robert Campbell (1769–1846)
    Register note
    Pioneer of Canberra.
    Streets named for
    Defence personnel

  4. City

    Named for
    City
    Register note
    Commercial centre of Canberra.
    Streets named for
    Aboriginal words; pioneers and capital cities

  5. Dickson

    Named for
    Sir James Dickson, KCMG (1832 – 1901)
    Register note
    Premier of Queensland 1898–1899, Founder of the Constitution.
    Streets named for
    No specific theme

  6. Downer

    Named for
    Sir John Downer (1843 – 1915)
    Register note
    Premier of South Australia.
    Streets named for
    No specific theme

  7. Hackett

    Named for
    Sir John Winthrop Hackett KCMG (1848 – 1916)
    Register note
    Legislator; Editor of the West Australian newspaper and public benefactor.
    Streets named for
    Mainly scientists

  8. Lyneham

    Named for
    Sir William Lyne, KCMG (1844 – 1913)
    Register note
    Legislator; Premier of New South Wales, Federalist and one of the Founders of the Constitution.
    Streets named for
    Mainly artists and people associated with the development of early Canberra

  9. O’Connor

    Named for
    Richard Edward O'Connor, QC (1851 – 1912)
    Register note
    Legislator, federalist and one of the founders of the Constitution. Senator and High Court Judge.
    Streets named for
    Australian flora, legislators, pioneers, explorers

  10. Reid

    Named for
    Right Honourable Sir George Reid, PC GCB GCMG KC (1845 – 1918)
    Register note
    Prime Minister 1904–1905 (321 days).
    Streets named for
    Aboriginal words

  11. Turner

    Named for
    Rt Hon Sir George Turner PC KCMG (1851 – 1916)
    Register note
    Victorian Premier, legislator, federalist and one of the founders of the Constitution.
    Streets named for
    Mainly writers, pioneers and legislators

  12. Watson

    Named for
    Hon John Christian Watson (1867 – 1941)
    Register note
    Prime Minister 1904 (113 days).
    Streets named for
    Judges and members of the legal profession

The guides

  1. 01

    Which suburbs

    The twelve localities the policy covers, and how the plan is drawn.

  2. 02

    Who they are named for

    Who each of the twelve is named for, from the register.

  3. 03

    Street themes

    Each suburb’s street theme, and where the policy came from.

  4. 04

    Light rail and buses

    The stops on the avenue in order, and the buses through Dickson.

  5. 05

    Garden City precincts

    The Garden City precincts of Ainslie, Braddon and Reid.

  6. 06

    The reserves

    The reserves at the district’s edge, and the walks up them.