Amaroo is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia
district of Gungahlin and was gazetted on 18
October 1991. Amaroo – which means ‘a beautiful
place’ in one of the local Aboriginal dialects. Place
names in Amaroo such as Shoalhaven Avenue are
named after Australian rivers and lakes. Amaroo is
adjacent to the suburbs of Ngunnawal, Gungahlin,
Moncrieff, Forde, Bonner and Jacka. The suburb is
bounded by Mirrabei Drive and Horse Park Drive
and Gundaroo Drive. Amaroo is located
approximately 1 km from the Gungahlin Town
Centre and 12 km from the centre of Canberra.