Bruce
Bruce is a suburb of the Belconnen district of Canberra, that is located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb was gazetted on 6 June 1968 and named for The Viscount Bruce of Melbourne, the eighth Prime Minister of Australia and the first Chancellor of the Australian National University.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 7,350 residents
- Description: suburb of Canberra, Australia
- Also known as: “Bruce, Australian Capital Territory” and “Bruce, Australian Capital Territory, Australia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Canberra Stadium and Calvary Hospital, Canberra.
Canberra Stadium
Pitch
Photo: *Paul*, Public domain.
Canberra Stadium, commercially known as GIO Stadium Canberra, is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia.
Calvary Hospital, Canberra
Hospital
Photo: Dfadden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North Canberra Hospital, formerly the Calvary Public Hospital Bruce, is an Australian public hospital located in Bruce, Australian Capital Territory, serving the northern suburbs of Canberra.
Radford College
School
Radford College is an independent school, Anglican, coeducational day school, located in Bruce, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Founded in 1984, the college is named after Bishop Lewis Bostock Radford.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cook and Belconnen.
Cook
Suburb
Cook is a suburb of the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. At the 2021 census, Cook had a population of 2,965 people. Cook is situated 3 km southwest of Bruce.
Belconnen
Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 2.5 au.
Belconnen is a largely residential outer district of Canberra in the northern part of the Australian Capital Territory. For shopping enthusiasts, Belconnen 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.
North Canberra
Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Memorials, military sites, and parks all characterise North Canberra, a district comprised of several neighbourhoods in the District of Canberra Central.
Bruce
- Category: locality
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.24535° or 35° 14′ 43″ southLongitude
149.09163° or 149° 5′ 30″ eastPopulation
7,350Elevation
618 metres (2,028 feet)Open location code
4RPFQ33R+VMOpenStreetMap ID
node 248144481OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
8349301Wikidata ID
Q4977003
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Bruce from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Bruce” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Bruce”
- Chinese: “布魯斯”
- French: “Bruce”
- German: “Bruce”
- Hebrew: “ברוס, טריטוריית הבירה האוסטרלית”
- Hebrew: “ברוס”
- Irish: “Bruce”
- Italian: “Bruce”
- Japanese: “ブルース”
- Portuguese: “Bruce”
- Slovenian: “Bruce”
- Spanish: “Bruce (Territorio de la Capital Australiana)”
- Spanish: “Bruce”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Bruce”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Aranda and Lawson.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include NSWRL Bruce Oval and Parents & Friends Oval.
Australia: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, and Canberra.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bruce”. Photo: Kyle Taylor, CC BY 2.0.