The suburb name 'Amaroo' was gazetted on 18 October 1991.
Street names in Amaroo are named after Australian rivers and lakes.
Distance to City GPO: 2.0 km
Closest Major Shopping Centre:
THE MARKETPLACE - 1.8 km
Closest Hospital:
CALVARY PRIVATE HOSPITAL - 9.7 km
Primary School:
GOOD SHEPHERD PRIMARY SCHOOL - 0.5 km
High School:
BURGMANN ANGLICAN SCHOOL, GUNGAHLIN - 2.1 km
College:
Gungahlin College - 1.8 km
University:
UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA, BRUCE - 8.6 km
| Average age: | 32 years |
| Houses: | 81.1% |
| Townhouses: | 15.3% |
| Flats & units: | 3.5% |
| Other: | 0.2% |
| Population: | 5,504 |