Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 30,662 dwellings, housing 86,637 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory (June 2001 Census).

Tuggeranong is nestled in a valley of the Brindabella Ranges. Cave paintings and Aboriginal artifacts discovered in the area indicate that the Tuggeranong region has been occupied for over 21,000 years.

The Tuggeranong Town Centre , and Lake Tuggeranong College is just to the east of Lake Tuggeranong .

The name is derived from an Aboriginal expression meaning "cold plains".

Places of interest

Places of interest in the district are:

• Lake Tuggeranong College - a school catering to years 11 and 12. In the ACT, a College is not a university, but simply a school for years 11 and 12.
• Lanyon Homestead - a historic grazing property that also has the Nolan Gallery
• Tuggeranong Hill - a large mountain overlooking the valley.
• Tuggeranong Homestead - a historic homestead now operated as a café and function or event centre.
• Tuggeranong Town Centre - the town centre has a major shopping mall operated by Leda Group's Retail Division, surrounded by government offices, and a light industrial area.

Suburbs

• Banks
• Bonython
• Calwell
• Chisholm
• Conder - Lanyon Market Place
• Fadden
• Gilmore
• Gordon
• Gowrie
• Greenway - Tuggeranong Town Centre
• Hume
• Isabella Plains
• Kambah - Kambah Village Centre
• Macarthur
• Monash
• Oxley
• Richardson
• Theodore
• Wanniassa - Erindale Centre

External links

• Tuggeranong suburbs map - links to ACT Government street-level maps.
• Canberra region map - all districts
• Australian Bureau of Statistics
  • 80525 Tuggeranong (Statistical Subdivision)
  • ACT - Basic Community Profile and Snapshot - 2001 Census
• Tuggeranong Homestead
• Lanyon Homestead
• Nolan Gallery