Whitlam, Australian Capital Territory
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.png)  Whitlam Location in Canberra | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 35°16′30″S 149°02′13″E / 35.275°S 149.037°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Australian Capital Territory | ||||||||||||
| City | Canberra | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 588 m (1,929 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 879 (2024)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC10 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2611 | ||||||||||||
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Whitlam is a suburb in the Molonglo Valley, Australian Capital Territory.[2] The suburb is named after former prime minister Gough Whitlam. Many Canberra suburbs are named after prime ministers or other politicians, but only at least a year post death. The ACT government waited a year before announcing a suburb named Whitlam.[2] Whitlam is the northernmost suburb in the Molonglo Valley district, positioned to the north of Denman Prospect.[3]
The ACT government plans to release 500 residential dwelling lots in 2018–19, 600 in 2019–20 and another 500 in 2020–21.[4]
Whitlam is a cat containment area, meaning that pet cats are not permitted to roam freely outside householder's yards.[5]