Stirling, Australian Capital Territory
| Stirling Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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Stirling playing fields | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°20′56″S 149°03′00″E / 35.349°S 149.050°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,191 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2611 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| District | Weston Creek | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Murrumbidgee | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bean | ||||||||||||||
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Stirling is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It is situated within the Weston Creek district.
The suburb is named after Sir James Stirling (1791–1865), the first Governor of Western Australia from 1829 to 1839, who established settlements at Perth and Fremantle in 1829. The suburb was gazetted in 1970. The streets of Stirling are named in honor of pioneers from Western Australia.
Stirling contains the Weston Campus of the Canberra College, which is located on Fremantle Drive.