Molonglo Valley
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Molonglo Valley Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
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Coppin's Crossing Road, looking south along John Gorton Drive toward the suburbs of Coombs and Wright
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| Coordinates | 35°19′9.07″S 149°2′29.61″E / 35.3191861°S 149.0415583°ECoordinates: 35°19′9.07″S 149°2′29.61″E / 35.3191861°S 149.0415583°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 27 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 14 October 2010 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 10 km (6 mi) W of Canberra City | ||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Murrumbidgee | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Canberra | ||||||||||||
| Website | Molonglo Valley | ||||||||||||
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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 33,000 dwellings, with an expected population of between 50,000 and 73,000. 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 2011 census, the population of the district was 27.
The 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 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 This Act was subsequently repealed by the ACT Government and the eighteen original districts were administered subject to the Districts Act 2002 (ACT).
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