Encyclopedia > O'Malley, Australian Capital Territory
O'Malley (postcode: 2606) is a suburb in the Canberra district of Woden Valley. As of the 2001 Australian cenus population of O'Malley is 913 persons. There are numerous embassies in O'Malley. Postal codes were introduced in Australia in the early 1970s when Australia Post introduced automated sorting. ... Canberra is the capital of the Commonwealth of Australia and, with a population of just over 320,000, its largest inland city. ... Woden Valley is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. ...
The suburb is named after King O'Malley, who was the politician who arranged the competition for a design for Canberra. Streets in O'Malley are aboriginal words King OMalley King OMalley (July 1858 - 20 December 1953), Australian politician, was one of the more colourful characters of the early federal period of Australian political history. ... Australian Aborigines are the main indigenous people of Australia. ...