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Overview

Acton sits just west of Canberra’s CBD, framed by Black Mountain and the southern shore of Lake Burley Griffin. The Australian National University dominates the suburb, so the 2,848 residents recorded in the 2021 census are largely students living on‑campus or in the New Acton precinct that grew around Acton House between 2006 and 2019. Cultural attractions include the National Museum of Australia on the Acton Peninsula, the National Film and Sound Archive in the former Institute of Anatomy, and the ANU Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Trail that recalls millennia of Indigenous presence.