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McKellar

McKellar is a residential suburb in the Belconnen district of , located within the , . The suburb is named after Colin McKellar who was Minister for Repatriation from 1964 to 1970.
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  • Type: Suburb with 2,670 residents
  • Description: suburb of Canberra, Australia
  • Also known as: “McKellar, Australian Capital Territory” and “McKellar, Australian Capital Territory, Australia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include McKellar Park and Miles Franklin Primary School.

Pitch
, formerly known as Belconnen Soccer Centre and McKellar Soccer Centre, is an association football stadium in the suburb of McKellar, in .

School
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is a in , . The school is named after Australian author Miles Franklin and was opened in 1980; as Franklin's novel My Brilliant Career had received public acclaim in 1979, it seemed suitable for the school to be named in recognition of her.

Museum
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, located in Gold Creek Village, Nicholls, Canberra, is Australia's largest permanent display of prehistoric specimens. Established in 1993, the museum has grown into one of Canberra's premier tourist attractions. is situated 3 km north of McKellar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belconnen and Cook.

Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 2.5 au.
is a largely residential outer district of in the northern part of the Australian Capital Territory. For shopping enthusiasts, has an abundance of shopping precincts, restaurants, and clubs, making it a quieter alternative for those who don't want to mingle with the crowd in the city.

Suburb
is a suburb of the district of , located within the , . At the 2021 census, had a population of 2,965 people. is situated 5 km south of McKellar.

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Have you ever wondered whether there were any settlements in the before it was established? is one of the last few remnants of what was bushland before the capital was established.

McKellar

Latitude
-35.21746° or 35° 13′ 3″ south
Longitude
149.07703° or 149° 4′ 37″ east
Population
2,670
Elevation
599 metres (1,965 feet)
Open location code
4RPFQ3MG+2R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 247253935
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
8349184
Wiki­data ID
Q927298
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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“McKellar” goes by many names.
  • French: “McKellar”
  • Hebrew: “מק’קלאר, טריטוריית הבירה האוסטרלית”
  • Hebrew: “מק’קלר, טריטוריית הבירה האוסטרלית”
  • Hebrew: “מק’קלר”
  • Hebrew: “מקלאר, טריטוריית הבירה האוסטרלית”
  • Hungarian: “McKellar”
  • Irish: “McKellar”
  • Japanese: “マッケラー”
  • Persian: “مک‌کلر، قلمرو پایتختی استرالیا”
  • Spanish: “McKellar (Territorio de la Capital Australiana)”
  • Spanish: “McKellar”

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