Belconnen

Belconnen (postcode 2617) is a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen. It contains the Belconnen Town Centre, Lake Ginninderra and residential areas, particularly to the south of the suburb, Emu Ridge, where significant numbers of medium density dwellings are located. It is bounded by Ginninderra Drive, Aikman Drive, Eastern Valley Way, Belconnen Way and Coulter Drive. It has a number of parks such as Diddams Close Park and John Knight Memorial Park. The large Westfield shopping mall is located at the town centre. It has an area of 4.39 km² and was first settled in 1983. Lake Ginninderra College is located on the shore of Lake Ginninderra near the Belconnen Town Centre.