Explore Canberra CBD, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Canberra CBD, ACT map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Canberra CBD, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Australian Capital Territory or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Canberra CBD and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Canberra CBD.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Canberra CBD |
| Territory | Australian Capital Territory (ACT) |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Latitude | -35.28346 |
| Longitude | 149.12807 |
| Population | 367,752 |
| Elevation | 571 m |
| Area Code | 02 |
Canberra CBD is a locality in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. With a population of 367,752, Canberra CBD is a major urban centre in Australian Capital Territory. It sits at an elevation of around 571 m above sea level. Canberra CBD is located at 35.2835°S, 149.1281°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT).
Canberra CBD emerges from the limestone plains as a deliberate, geometric vision carved into the high-country landscape. It lies 81.0 km south-west of Goulburn, NSW (from Goulburn, NSW: bearing 222°T), and is situated 12.9 km north-north-east of Kambah. The air here holds a crisp, continental bite, carrying the scent of dry eucalypt and the distant, cooling breath of the Brindabella Ranges that loom like a jagged blue shadow against the horizon. Wide, sweeping avenues radiate from the central basin where Lake Burley Griffin slices through the terrain, its surface mirroring the vast, unpolluted sky that turns a bruised, singular violet as the sun dips behind the western ridges. Between the structured parklands and the stark, modernist architecture, the land feels ancient and quiet, a sprawling plateau that insists on a rhythm of measured, thoughtful movement.
History pulses through Canberra CBD as a quiet engine of governance and administrative ambition, born from a compromise between competing colonial power centres. The economy functions with a steady, predictable pulse, anchored by the immense presence of the federal public service and a thriving sector of high-tech research and defence consultancy. Beyond the glass-walled offices, the surrounding region sustains a sophisticated viticulture industry, where cool-climate vineyards thrive in the frost-prone valleys, producing vintages that reflect the sharp, clean clarity of the local soil. This is a place of industry without the soot of manufacturing, where the primary export is the policy and debate that shapes the wider nation, all while the nearby pastoral lands continue the slow, seasonal work of grazing.
Culture in Canberra CBD manifests in the hushed intensity of its national institutions and the fervent, weekend-long devotion to its sporting identity, including the Canberra Raiders in the NRL and the Brumbies in Super Rugby. The city serves as a grand stage for major festivals like Floriade, which transforms the lakefront into a vibrant, shifting mosaic of colour, while the Australian National University stands as a quiet titan of intellectual life, drawing thinkers and students from across the globe. Famous figures have long been drawn to the gravity of this seat of power, from the sharp political wit of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke to the literary resonance of writers like Manning Clark and the cinematic presence of actors such as Mia Wasikowska. Landmarks like the Australian War Memorial and the National Gallery of Australia provide a profound, reflective anchor to the social life of the people, who move through their days with a focus that is as sharp and clear as the winter light.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Canberra CBD, Australian Capital Territory. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Canberra CBD.
Detailed location data for Canberra CBD includes the postcode, telephone area code (02). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Canberra CBD is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |