The suburb name 'Aranda' was gazetted on 22 June 1967.
The streets of Aranda are named after Aboriginal Tribal Units.
Distance to City GPO: 2.5 km
Closest Major Shopping Centre:
BELCONNEN MALL - 2.6 km
Closest Hospital:
CALVARY PRIVATE HOSPITAL - 1.1 km
Primary School:
ARANDA PRIMARY - 0.2 km
High School:
CANBERRA HIGH SCHOOL, MACQUARIE - 0.9 km
College:
RADFORD COLLEGE - 1.8 km
University:
UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA, BRUCE - 2.2 km
| Average age: | 44 years |
| Houses: | 91.3% |
| Townhouses: | 6.8% |
| Flats & units: | 1.9% |
| Other: | 0.0% |
| Population: | 2,412 |