THE MEETING PLACE OF AUSTRALIA

2,448

National Convention Centre

Canberra can accommodate events for up to 2,448 delegates

15 MINS

Our world-class international airport is within a 15-minute congestion-free drive to anywhere in the city

9,500+

There are over 9,500 accommodation rooms available in the city, providing a wide range of options for delegates

As the custodian of the Australian story through our national institutions and the country’s political epicentre with Federal Government departments and agencies based in Canberra, our capital truly is ‘the meeting place of the nation’. This is where key decision makers meet, and brilliant possibilities come to life. 100+

With more than 100 Embassies and High Commissions in Canberra, you have direct access to worldwide decision makers

Canberra is the intellectual capital of Australia, with the nation’s highest percentage of university graduates, more tertiary qualifications per capita than any city in the Southern Hemisphere and the highest number of patents per capita in the country

29%

Canberra is a global city, with more than 29% of Canberrans born overseas

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455,000

The ACT is home to 455,000 residents, making Canberra an urban centre without the traffic, pollution and stresses of larger cities

70%

Canberra has the fastest economic growth of all states and territories and one of the most secure economies in Australia, with the lowest unemployment rate in the country

70% of the ACT is pure open space, parkland, and nature reserves, providing an abundance of outdoor options for your next event or conference program

Canberra is proudly progressive We were the first jurisdiction in Australia to legislate marriage equality, the first jurisdiction in Australia to celebrate our First Nations culture and community with a Reconciliation Day public holiday, and the first mainland state or territory to achieve 100% renewable energy