McKellar is a residential suburb in the Belconnen
district of Canberra, located within the Australian
Capital Territory, Australia. The
suburb is named after Colin McKellar who was
Minister for Repatriation from 1964-70.
The suburb name was gazetted on 15 January 1974.
The streets of McKellar are named for journalists
with the main street of the suburb
called Dumas Street.

McKellar features the McKellar Oval in the centre
and has panoramic prospect from Mount Ainslie to
Black Mountain and Mount Majura. There is also
the McKellar Pre-School, shopping centre, and a
small football stadium and club in the north east
"North Belconnen Soccer Club".