Suburbs – they are everywhere… in every state and in every country! As Canberrans, we wanted to find out which ones our fellow residents enjoy!

We asked you to tell us which suburb in Canberra you loved – it could have been because you grew up there, you lived there now or because it’s where you got your weekend coffee from!

These were your top six answers:

1. Weston Creek Well, not technically a suburb, but rather a district, Weston Creek is made up of eight suburbs but, damn, those residents of ‘The Creek’ are a proud lot. Long-term Canberrans will remember the tragedy of the 2003 bushfires that ripped through Duffy, Holder and Chapman. Now the region has risen – quite literally – from the ashes, with a community that is stronger than ever.

2. Hackett
A great place to get your rocks off, due largely to the streets being named after scientists with a particularly fondness for geology. Rising up the side of Mount Majura, Hackett has matured since being gazetted 54 years ago. We love Wilbur’s Cafe, but why not take your bike for a ride up the steep suburban streets and see what else Hackett has to offer.

3. Farrer
William Farrer was a local farmer who grew a lot of wheat. These days, the only thing agricultural about the suburb is the street-theme, with pastoralists across the years honoured in Farrer. Be sure to get down to The Phat Burger Cafe at the shops to try their epic burgers, before heading to the southern border of the suburb to walk off lunch in the Canberra Nature Park.

4. Forde
Act as Prime Minister for a week and get a suburb named after you. Just ask Francis Forde, who sat in the big chair for seven days after John Curtin fell off the perch in a rather untimely manner. As one of Canberra’s modern suburbs, Forde has a strong focus on environment and nature, so much so that if you own a cat it’s illegal to let it roam outside!

5. Banks
Known colloquially as ‘North Cooma’, Banks is Canberra’s southernmost suburb. Named after Joseph Banks, a botanist that toured up the east coast of Australia with James Cook, the streets of Banks follow a similar theme of botanists and naturalists. Banks was also on the paper $5.00 note, before it was replaced with plastic images of The Queen and Parliament House.

6. Giralang
Giralang has star quality. At least, in the eyes of the Wiradhuri people of New South Wales, for whom Giralang means star. The good folks of Giralang have spent the last couple of years vexed over the redevelopment of their local shopping centre, but it looks like the path has been cleared for a shiny new Woolies before too long.

Thanks for sharing your favourites with us Canberra!

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