Civic is the name by which the central business
district of Canberra is commonly known. It is also
called Civic Centre, City Centre, Canberra City
and Canberra, but its official division name is City

Some of the earliest buildings constructed in
Canberra were the Sydney and Melbourne
buildings which flank Northbourne Avenue.
The buildings house many shops, bars and
restaurants.

Canberra City has relatively low height limits on
buildings for the centre of a major city:
the maximum height of buildings in Civic is 617
metres above sea level, which is derived from the
altitude of Parliament House. This height limit is
equivalent to approximately 12 storeys
for an office building or about 15 storeys for a
residential building.