Gilmore is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. The postcode is 2905. The suburb is named after the poet and journalist, Dame Mary Gilmore. It was gazetted on 5 August 1975. Streets are named after journalists, particularly female journalists.

It is next to the suburbs of Macarthur and Chisholm and is bounded by the Monaro Highway, Isabella Drive and Hambidge Crescent.

On Census night 2011, Gilmore had a population of 2,843 people. The median age of people in Gilmore was 32 years, compared to a median age of 34 for Canberra. Unemployment in Gilmore was 0.2% above the Canberra average. The median weekly individual income for Gilmore in 2011 was $863, compared to the ACT average of $917, while the median weekly household income was $1,873. In 2011 the median monthly housing loan repayment in Gilmore was $2,000.

The residents of Gilmore are predominantly Australian born, with 81.8% being born in Australia. The five main countries of birth for those born overseas were England, 3.0%, New Zealand, 1.1%, India, 0.7%, Scotland, 0.7%, and Lebanon, 0.7%. The most popular religious affiliations in descending order are Catholic, no religion, Anglican, Uniting, Presbyterian and reformed and Uniting.

Gilmore Neighbourhood Oval is located on Heagney Crescent. The Rose Cottage heritage site is located off Isabella Drive is heritage listed and is open to the public. The site includes a nursery and craft centre. An ACTEW Electricity substation is located in Gilmore, with access off Isabella Drive.

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