Molonglo, Australian Capital Territory

This article is about the suburb. For the district, see Molonglo Valley. For the former temporary settlement called Molonglo Settlement, see Fyshwick, Australian Capital Territory.

Molonglo is a suburb currently under development in the Molonglo Valley district of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb of Molonglo derives its name from an Aboriginal expression meaning "the sound of thunder".^[3]

Molonglo Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Molonglo
Coordinates	35.299°S 149.042°E / -35.299; 149.042
Population	0 (SAL 2021)[1]
Gazetted	14 June 2012[2]
Postcode(s)	2611
Elevation	559 m (1,834 ft)
Location	10 km (6 mi) W of Canberra CBD 21 km (13 mi) W of Queanbeyan 103 km (64 mi) SW of Goulburn 295 km (183 mi) SW of Sydney
District	Molonglo Valley
Territory electorate(s)	Murrumbidgee
Federal division(s)	Bean
Website	Molonglo
Suburbs around Molonglo: Molonglo River Molonglo River Bandler Denman Prospect Molonglo Wright Coombs

Location and urban structure

Currently in development and planning stages, Molonglo is expected to be the town centre or group centre and will comprise the principal commercial and civic centre for the Molonglo Valley district. It is planned to accommodate approximately 1000 new dwellings in a relatively compact mixed use urban environment.^[4]

Features

Molonglo is a cat containment area, as are other new suburbs in the vicinity.^[5]

Geology

Main article: Geology of the Australian Capital Territory

The suburb of Molonglo is split by an east–west direction fault that splays off the Winslade Fault. This fault is marked by quartz. The south side has been thrown down, and the north side elevated. This fault crosses the Molonglo River at the point where it goes in a tight bend from east to north west. This point also has one other fault crossing and another fault terminating. The rock south of the east–west fault is rhyodacite from the Deakin Volcanics, and to the north are the older Mount Painter Volcanics with tuff composed of dacite fragments.^[6]