South Canberra

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

South Canberra, or the Inner South, is a subdivision of Canberra Central in the Australian Capital Territory in Australia.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Katy Gallagher

6th Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory (born 1970)

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Allan Hawke

Australian diplomat

Amber Halliday

Australian rower

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Andrew Brown

Australian rugby league footballer

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Andrew McFadden

Australian rugby league footballer and coach

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Andrew Price

Australian rugby league footballer

Andrew Wall

Australian politician

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Andrew Younghusband

Canadian actor

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Andy Bernal

Australian footballer

Andy Friend

Australian rugby union footballer and coach

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Andy Minh Trieu

Australian actor

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Andy Rakic

Australian soccer player (born 1980)

Angie Ballard

Australian Paralympic athlete

Anna Flanagan

Australian field hockey player

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Anthony Fleet

Australian darts player

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Austen Angell

Chemist. Known for his research on the physics of glasses and glass-forming liquids.

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Australian Capital Territory

• Canberra
  2.1 mi away · pop. 466,566
• Canberra
  2.4 mi away
• Woden
  3.1 mi away · pop. 33,000
• North Canberra
  3.6 mi away
• Weston Creek
  5.1 mi away · pop. 22,700
• Molonglo Valley
  5.6 mi away
• Tuggeranong
  7.6 mi away · pop. 86,900
• Belconnen
  7.9 mi away · pop. 8,502
• Gungahlin
  9.5 mi away
• Hall
  10.7 mi away · pop. 298
• Uriarra Village
  11.7 mi away · pop. 349
• Tharwa
  14 mi away

Browse all places in Australian Capital Territory →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about South Canberra

Geology of the Canberra 1:100 000 sheet area, New South Wales, and Australian Capital Territory

Robert Sebastian Abell · 1991

Terrain classification and evaluation for engineering purposes of the Canberra Area, Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales

K. Grant · 1976

THE AUSTRALIAN LIVEABILITY RATING

Phuong Hoang · 2018

Papers

ANZAAS. Congress · 1979

South-east region and Canberra

1974

Children's mobility in Canberra

Paul J. Tranter · 1993

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Cacatua galerita

Seen 2026-08-08

Magpie-lark

Grallina cyanoleuca

Seen 2026-08-08

Mallard × Muscovy Duck

Anas platyrhynchos × Cairina moschata

Seen 2026-08-08

Silver Gull

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae

Seen 2026-08-08

Australian Wood Duck

Chenonetta jubata

Seen 2026-08-08

Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Seen 2026-08-08

Dusky Moorhen

Gallinula tenebrosa

Seen 2026-08-08

Black-shouldered Masked Lapwing

Vanellus miles novaehollandiae

Seen 2026-08-08

Australian Magpie

Gymnorhina tibicen

Seen 2026-08-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).