History

Monash commemorates the achievements of General Sir John Monash, (1865-1931). General Monash was one of Australia's outstanding Army Commanders of the 1914-18 War. A distinguished engineer and Commander of Australian Army in France 1918.

The suburb name "Monash" was gazetted on 1 August 1975

Street Naming Theme

Street names in Monash are named after engineers.

Facilities

Distance to City GPO:

1.5 km

Closest Major Shopping Centre

ERINDALE SHOPPING CENTRE - 1.3 km

Closest hospital

THE CANBERRA HOSPITAL - 7.8 km

Closest Educational Institutions:

Primary School

MONASH PRIMARY - 0.1 km

High School

WANNIASSA SCHOOL SENIOR CAMPUS - 2.4 km

College

MACKILLOP COLLEGE - 1.0 km

University

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY - 15.3 km

(approximate straight line distances)

Profile

Average age:	37 years
Houses:	93.4%
Townhouses:	6.6%
Flats & units:	0.0%
Other:	0.0%
Population:	5,548

Map

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