Location

Marist College Canberra is situated on 15 hectares of land in the southern suburb of Pearce in the nation's capital, Canberra. It is the political apex of Australia, housing the Federal Parliament. It is also the major city of the self-governing province, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

Canberra is also the cultural heart of Australia, with the Australian War Memorial, the National Gallery of Australia, the High Court of Australia and the National Museum of Australia all within ten kilometres of Marist College.

Australian Capital Territory Statistics

Area: 2,600 square kilomotres

Population: 312,000

Population growth rate: 0.5 per cent

Median Age: 32

Median Individual Income: Between A$500 and A$599 per week

Mean Household size: 2.6 persons

Average winter temperature: 12.1 C

Average summer temperature: 27.0 C

(Statistics from the ACT Government, Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Bureau of Meteorology )

From Sydney: 288 kilometres (about three hours drive) south west of Sydney, Austral ia's largest city

From Melbourne: 647 kilometres (about seven hours drive) north of Australia's second largest city.

From the beach: about two hours drive from the beautiful beaches of the South Coast of New South Wales

From the snow: about two hours drive to the Snowy Mountains, and two-and-a-half hours to the ski fields in Kosciuszko National Park

External Links

Canberra Tourism

The Canberra Times (newspaper)

The National Capital Authority (including history of Canberra)

Canberra Connect (local services)

All Homes (properties for sale and rent in Canberra and surrounds)

ACT Weather

The Australian Federal Government