Molonglo Valley

The District of Molonglo Valley is one of the nineteen districts of the Australian Capital Territory used in land administration, and the only district that was not created in 1966. The district is subdivided into divisions (suburbs), sections and blocks and is the newest district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The district is planned to consist of thirteen suburbs, planned to contain dwellings, with an expected population of between and. To be developed in three stages over more than ten years, the district will contain a principal town centre and a secondary group centre, with residential suburbs located to the south and north of the Molonglo River; located to the west of Lake Burley Griffin. The name Molonglo is derived from an Aboriginal expression meaning "the sound of thunder". At the, the population of the district was 4, 578. Establishment and governanceThe traditional custodians of the district are the indigenous people of the Ngunnawal tribe. Following the transfer of land from the Government of New South Wales to the Commonwealth Government in 1911, the eighteen original districts were established in 1966 by the Commonwealth via the gazettal of the Districts Ordinance 1966 No. 5 (Cth) which, after the enactment of the, became the. This Act was subsequently repealed by the ACT Government and the eighteen original districts were administered subject to the.

The District of Molonglo Valley is one of the nineteen districts of the Australian Capital Territory used in land administration, and the only district that was not created in 1966. The district is subdivided into divisions (suburbs), sections and blocks and is the newest district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The district is planned to consist of thirteen suburbs, planned to contain dwellings, with an expected population of between and. To be developed in three stages over more than ten years, the district will contain a principal town centre and a secondary group centre, with residential suburbs located to the south and north of the Molonglo River; located to the west of Lake Burley Griffin. The name Molonglo is derived from an Aboriginal expression meaning "the sound of thunder". At the, the population of the district was 4, 578. Establishment and governanceThe traditional custodians of the district are the indigenous people of the Ngunnawal tribe. Following the transfer of land from the Government of New South Wales to the Commonwealth Government in 1911, the eighteen original districts were established in 1966 by the Commonwealth via the gazettal of the Districts Ordinance 1966 No. 5 (Cth) which, after the enactment of the, became the. This Act was subsequently repealed by the ACT Government and the eighteen original districts were administered subject to the.