Forde is a northern suburb of the Canberra,
Australia district of Gungahlin. It is named in
honour of Frank Forde, who served as Prime
Minister of Australia for a week in 1945 following
the untimely death of John Curtin. On its
completion in 2013 Forde will occupy 131ha
and is expected to accommodate approximately
2500 people. The suburb abuts the Mulligans Flat
Reserve and is adjacent to the suburbs of Amaroo,
Throsby and Bonner. Forde is bound to the
south and west respectively by Horse Park Drive
and Gundaroo Road. Settlement of the suburb
began in 2008 and it had an estimated population
of 3,443 on 30 June 2013.