McKellar is named after Gerald Colin McKellar (1903-70) who was a Member of the Senate from 1958-70. He was also Chairman of Committees and Deputy President of the Senate from 1952-64 and Minister for Repatriation from 1964-70.
The suburb name "Mckellar" was gazetted on 15 January 1974
Streets in McKellar are named after journalists of the era.
Distance to City GPO: 2.5 km
Closest Major Shopping Centre:
BELCONNEN MALL - 2.5 km
Closest Hospital:
CALVARY PRIVATE HOSPITAL - 3.8 km
Primary School:
MILES FRANKLIN PRIMARY - 1.0 km
High School:
KALEEN HIGH - 2.3 km
College:
MELBA COPLAND COLLEGE, MELBA - 1.7 km
University:
UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA, BRUCE - 2.4 km
| Average age: | 37 years |
| Houses: | 98.5% |
| Townhouses: | 1.5% |
| Flats & units: | 0.0% |
| Other: | 0.0% |
| Population: | 2,604 |