Moncrieff, Australian Capital Territory

Moncrieff is a suburb in the Gungahlin district of Canberra, the National Capital of Australia. The name was gazetted in April 1991, with initial land releases becoming available to developers in June 2014.^[2] It is named after Gladys Moncrieff, an Australian singer of the 1920-1930s musical era who was dubbed 'Australia's Queen of Song'. The suburb is in north Gungahlin, adjacent to the suburbs of Ngunnawal, Amaroo, Taylor and Jacka. The suburb is located approximately 4 km from the Gungahlin Town Centre and 16 km from the centre of Canberra, and is bounded by Mirrabei Drive and Horse Park Drive. It is home to the Moncrieff Community Recreation Park, which was voted the ACT's favourite playground in 2021.^[3]

CountryAustralia

Established2014

Elevation

640 m (2,100 ft)

Postcode

2914

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Moncrieff
Suburb
Moncrieff Location in Canberra
Coordinates: 35°09′19″S 149°06′50″E
Country	Australia
State	Australian Capital Territory
City	Canberra
District	Gungahlin
Location	16 km (9.9 mi) N of Canberra CBD 31 km (19 mi) NNW of Queanbeyan 89 km (55 mi) SW of Goulburn 286 km (178 mi) SW of Sydney
Established	2014
Government
• Territory electorate	Yerrabi
• Federal division	Fenner
Elevation	640 m (2,100 ft)
Population
• Total	5,310 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode	2914
Suburbs around Moncrieff Taylor Jacka Bonner Taylor Moncrieff Ngunnawal Amaroo

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Like most new Canberra suburbs, it is a cat containment area: all cats have to be kept inside the cat owner's property and within an enclosure if outside.^[4]