Canberra Central

Canberra Central Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Location of Canberra Central, shaded.
Coordinates	35°16′56″S 149°07′43″E / 35.2822°S 149.1287°E / -35.2822; 149.1287Coordinates: 35°16′56″S 149°07′43″E / 35.2822°S 149.1287°E / -35.2822; 149.1287
Population	72,184 (2011 census)
Gazetted	12 May 1966
Territory electorate(s)	Kurrajong
Federal Division(s)	Fenner Canberra
Localities around Canberra Central: Belconnen Gungahlin Majura Belconnen Canberra Central Majura Weston Creek Woden Valley Jerrabomberra

The District of Canberra Central is one of the original eighteen districts of the Australian Capital Territory used in land administration. The district is subdivided into divisions (suburbs), sections and blocks. The district of Canberra Central lies entirely within the bounds of the city of Canberra, the capital city of Australia.

The traditional custodians of the district are the indigenous people of the Ngunawal tribe.

Following the transfer of land from the Government of New South Wales to the Commonwealth Government in 1911, the district was established in 1966 by the Commonwealth via the gazettal of the Districts Ordinance 1966 No. 5 (Cth) which, after the enactment of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cth), became the Districts Act 1966 No. 5 (ACT). This Act was subsequently repealed by the ACT Government and the district is now administered subject to the Districts Act 2002 (ACT).

The district of Central Canberra is a set of contiguous residential suburbs consolidated around Lake Burley Griffin, together with a town centre located at Canberra City (also known as Civic), and a range of commercial suburbs, some of which form parts of the Parliamentary Triangle and contain many of Canberra's national monuments and institutions. The district is often known as two separate parts, being the Inner North and Inner South. While some of the other districts in the Australian Capital Territory and within the city of Canberra are well known (e.g. Belconnen, Gungahlin, Tuggeranong, Weston Creek, Woden Valley) Canberra Central would less often be thought of as a district outside of its administrative use: more often as the Inner North and Inner South. The district of Canberra Central is mentioned in various ACT legislation.