South Canberra, or the Inner South, is a central district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. South Canberra is located to the south of Canberra's city centre and is on the south bank of Lake Burley Griffin. It is one of the oldest parts of Canberra and is built in part in accordance to Walter Burley Griffin's designs. Unlike the later districts in Canberra that are built as separate satellite cities, South Canberra is only separated from North Canberra only by Lake Burley Griffin. The two districts combined form the district of Central Canberra and share Civic as their central commercial area. According to the , South Canberra's population was 31,592. Places of note Australia's Parliament House on Capital Hill. Parkes contains the Parliamentary Triangle area. Government House the official residence of the governor general. Sites of significance In 1984 the National Capital Development Commission commissioned the identification and documentation of sites of significance in the ACT. The results for Inner Canberra were published in 1988. Sites with both natural and cultural significance were identified. Many of these are listed on the ACT Heritage Register. Cultural sites of significance: Barton: Old Parliament House; Patent Offices (now the Sir Robert Garran Offices housing the Attorney-General's Department); Brassey House; Barton urban conservation area Deakin: The Lodge Kingston: Kingston shops (Eastlake Shopping Centre); Kingston Power House; Federal Capital Commission houses Forrest: Forrest urban conservation area; Street sign; Forrest residences Manuka: Housing group; St Christopher's school and convent; Manuka swimming pool; Manuka oval - curator's residence Red Hill: House 67, Arthur Circle; Calthorpes' House Yarralumla: Bus shelter: Schlich Street (destroyed by fire since identification); Surveyors hut; Albert Hall; Hotel Canberra; Australian Forestry School; Old Canberra Brickworks; Canberra Incinerator; Westbourne Woods; Government House Natural sites of significance: Deakin anticlines Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides habitats State Circle road cutting Red Hill geological site Narrabundah Tors Hindmarsh Drive road cuttings Demographics At the , South Canberra had a population of 31,592 of which 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.3% of the population, which was lower than the national and territory averages. The median age of people in South Canberra was 40 years, which was slightly higher than the national median of 38 years. Children aged 0–14 years made up 13.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.5% of the population. Of people