Civic

Canberra's downtown area, Civic is what is now Walter Burley Griffin's design for a Civic Centre. Established in 1927, this is Canberra's central business district and one of its oldest centres, surrounded by the rest of , and Lake Burley Griffin.
Wikivoyage
Wikipedia
Photo: Nick-D, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Suburb with 4,840 residents
  • Description: city center of Canberra, Australia
  • Also known as: “Canberra”, “Canberra City”, “City”, “City Centre”, “City, Australian Capital Territory”, “City, Australian Capital Territory, Australia”, “Civic Centre”, and “Civic, Australian Capital Territory”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Canberra Theatre Centre and Canberra Centre.

Theater building
Photo: Peter Ellis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as the Canberra Theatre, is the ’s central performing arts venue and Australia's first performing arts centre, the first Australian Government initiated performing arts centre to be completed.

Shopping center
Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also known by the longer name Canberra Shopping Centre, is a large shopping centre located in the northern section of the Canberra City Centre, , Australia, being the second largest centre in the Australian Capital Territory, behind .

School
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a scientific academy. It was founded in 1954 by a group of distinguished Australians, including Australian Fellows of the Royal Society of , after its forerunner, the Australian National Research Council had been dissolved.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Acton and North Canberra.

Photo: Fir0002, GFDL.
is a small affluent suburb west of Civic and is university district, mostly taken up by the Australian National University. Right next to the ANU is the Australian National Botanic Gardens, containing some of the most diverse ranges…

Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Memorials, military sites, and parks all characterise , a district comprised of several neighbourhoods in the District of Central.

Neighborhood
Photo: Fir0002, GFDL.
The National Triangle, also known as the , is the ceremonial precinct of Canberra, containing some of Australia's most important buildings.

Civic

Latitude
-35.28127° or 35° 16′ 53″ south
Longitude
149.12919° or 149° 7′ 45″ east
Population
4,840
Open location code
4RPFP49H+FM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4577053693
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q4421073
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikivoyage.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Civic from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Bengali to Urdu—“Civic” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “সিভিক”
  • Chinese: “喜美”
  • Chinese: “坎培拉市中心”
  • Chinese: “堪培拉市中心”
  • French: “Civic”
  • Hebrew: “העיר קנברה”
  • Hebrew: “לב קנברה”
  • Hebrew: “מרכז העיר קנברה”
  • Hebrew: “מרכז העסקים הראשי של קנברה”
  • Hebrew: “מרכז קנברה”
  • Hebrew: “סיוויק סנטר”
  • Hebrew: “סיוויק, טריטוריית הבירה האוסטרלית”
  • Hebrew: “סיוויק”
  • Hebrew: “סיטי, טריטוריית הבירה האוסטרלית, אוסטרליה”
  • Hebrew: “סיטי, טריטוריית הבירה האוסטרלית”
  • Hebrew: “סיטי”
  • Hebrew: “קנברה סי בי די”
  • Hebrew: “קנברה סיטי סנטר”
  • Hebrew: “קנברה סיטי”
  • Hebrew: “קנברה”
  • Hebrew: “רובע העסקים המרכזי של קנברה”
  • Hebrew: “רובע העסקים הראשי של קנברה”
  • Irish: “City”
  • Persian: “سیویک، قلمرو پایتختی استرالیا”
  • Persian: “سیویک”
  • Russian: “Сити (Канберра)”
  • Russian: “Сити”
  • Slovenian: “City”
  • Spanish: “Civic”
  • Urdu: “سیوک، آسٹریلوی دارالحکومت علاقہ”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Civic”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Reid and West Basin.

Canberra: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden, Tuggeranong and Country ACT, North Canberra, and Acton.

Explore These Curated Destinations

Discover places selected for their distinct character and enduring appeal.