Strathnairn, Australian Capital Territory
Strathnairn is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb was gazetted in 2016 as part of the West Belconnen/Parkwood cross-border development near the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales border. The origin of the suburb name is from the historical Strathnairn Homestead located in the first stage of the development area. Strathnairn had been established as a grazing property in the 1920s by Captain Charles Sturt. The property became known as Strathnairn in 1934 and was farmed by the Baird family until the year 1974. The property has been used as a community arts facility since 1977.
Strathnairn is located west of the suburb Holt. Land releases were made available as a joint project titled Ginninderry by the ACT governments' Suburban Land Agency and Riverview Developments. The development is to include housing, retail and community infrastructure. Strathnairn has also been designated as a cat containment suburb.
