Narrabundah is an established garden suburb, valued for its proximity to Civic, Lake Burley Griffin, and vibrant local centres such as Manuka and the Kingston Foreshore.

Residents particularly value Narrabundah’s environment including its open spaces, parks, playgrounds, bushland landscapes, as well as its strong sense of community and diversity.

The suburb's streetscapes are characterised by mature deciduous and native street trees, charming established gardens and largely single-storey detached homes.

Street trees in Narrabundah offer colourful spring blossoms and spectacular Autumn foliage in many streets. Finniss Crescent, Carnegie Crescent, Sprent and Stuart Streets are planted with fine examples of Pin Oaks, which have rich green foliage in Summer and colour brilliantly in shades of scarlet and crimson in Autumn.

'Narrabundah' is a Ngunnawal word meaning 'bird of prey', celebrated in the sculpture in the park opposite the Narrabundah shops.

The name Narrabundah was taken from the parish of Narrabundah, a part of the cadastral division of Murray. This parish existed when the land was administered by New South Wales.

After the Australian Capital Territory was established on 1 January 1911, all of the land areas were renamed. The present suburb Narrabundah was part of the original Parish of Queanbeyan.

Narrabundah was gazetted as a division name on 20 September 1928. Narrabundah was the last of the ‘inner south’ suburbs to be developed, commencing in 1947, after being delayed by World War II.

Street names in Narrabundah are inspired by indigenous culture, as well as white explorers and pioneers.

Narrabundah is bordered by the residential suburbs of Red Hill to the southwest, Griffith to the west and Kingston to the northwest, as well as the light industrial suburbs of Fyshwick to the east and Symonston to the southeast.

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