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Canberra has numerous sporting ovals, golf courses, skate parks, and swimming pools that are open to the public. Tennis courts include those at the National Sports Club, [[Lyneham, Australian Capital Territory|Lyneham]], former home of the [[Canberra Women's Tennis Classic]]. A Canberra-wide series of bicycle paths are available to cyclists for recreational and sporting purposes. Canberra Nature Parks have a large range of walking paths, horse and mountain bike trails. Water sports like sailing, rowing, dragon boating and water skiing are held on Canberra's lakes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalcapital.gov.au/visiting/lake_burley_griffin/boating/|title=Boating on Lake Burley Griffin|publisher=[[National Capital Authority]]|accessdate=9 October 2007| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070923025439/http://www.nationalcapital.gov.au/visiting/lake_burley_griffin/boating/| archivedate = 23 September 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lake Burley Griffin reopens|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/16/2093294.htm|work=ABC News|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=26 July 2010|date=16 November 2007}}</ref> The Rally of Canberra is an annual motor sport event and a facility for [[drag racing]] is being planned for construction.{{Update inline|reason=Does this still hold after so many years?|?=yes|date=February 2017}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Canberra Dragway Frequently Asked Questions |url=http://www.tams.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/43069/act_dragway_faq_feb200620.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410151738/http://www.tams.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/43069/act_dragway_faq_feb200620.pdf|archivedate=10 April 2012|publisher=ACT Government |date=21 February 2006 |accessdate=8 October 2007|format=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Possum Bourne|url=http://www.abc.net.au/stateline/act/content/2003/s847002.htm|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=3 May 2003 |accessdate=8 October 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425174220/http://www.abc.net.au/stateline/act/content/2003/s847002.htm|archivedate=25 April 2013}}</ref> From 2000 to 2002, Canberra hosted the [[Canberra 400]] event for [[V8 Supercars]] on the temporary [[Canberra Street Circuit]], which was located inside the Parliamentary Triangle.
 
==Infrastruktur==
 
===Sundhed===
[[File:Canberra Hospital.jpg|thumb|[[Canberra Hospital]].|alt=]]
 
Canberra har to store offentlige sygehuse. [[Canberra Hospital]] — tidligere Woden Valley Hospital — i [[Garran, Australian Capital Territory|Garran]] med ca. 600 senge og Calvary Public Hospital i [[Bruce, Australian Capital Territory|Bruce]] med 174 senge. Begge er universitetshospitaler.<ref name=hos>{{cite web|url=http://www.health.act.gov.au/c/health?a=da&did=10134232&pid=1147829186 |title= Hospitals |publisher=ACT Health |accessdate=23 April 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326232807/http://www.health.act.gov.au/c/health?a=da&did=10134232&pid=1147829186|archivedate=26 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://health.act.gov.au/c/health?a=da&did=10209377 |title=Canberra Hospital |publisher=ACT Health |accessdate=23 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716143522/http://www.health.act.gov.au/c/health?a=da&did=10209377# |archive-date=16 July 2010 |dead-url=yes |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="calvary-act1">{{cite web |url=http://www.calvary-act.com.au/contact.html |title=Contact Us & Location Map |publisher=Calvary Health Care ACT |accessdate=23 April 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323231918/http://www.calvary-act.com.au/contact.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate=23 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calvary-act.com.au/public.html |title= Public Hospital |publisher=Calvary Health Care ACT |accessdate=23 April 2010| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080718171953/http://www.calvary-act.com.au/public.html| archivedate = 18 July 2008}}</ref> Det største privathospital er Calvary John James Hospital i [[Deakin, Australian Capital Territory|Deakin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/chemo-crisis-to-hit-act-patients/1241514.aspx |last=Cronin|first=Fiona |title=Chemo crisis to hit ACT patients |work=[[The Canberra Times]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113075559/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/chemo-crisis-to-hit-act-patients/1241514.aspx|archivedate=13 November 2011 |date=12 August 2008 |accessdate=23 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.calvaryjohnjames.com.au/ |title=Welcome to Calvary John James Hospital |publisher=Calvary John James Hospital |accessdate=23 April 2010}}</ref> Calvary Private Hospital i Bruce og [[Healthscope]]'s National Capital Private Hospital i Garran er også betydelige hospitaler.<ref name=hos/><ref name="calvary-act1"/>
 
[[Royal Canberra Hospital]] lå tidligere på halvøen [[Acton Peninsula]] i [[Lake Burley Griffin]]. Det blev lukket i 1991 og revet ned i 1997 i for at give plads til [[National Museum of Australia]]. Beslutningen om nedrivningen var kontroversiel, og selve nedrivningen gik galt og dræbte én og sårede 9 personer.{{sfn|National Capital Development Commission|1988|p=18}}{{sfn|National Capital Development Commission|1988|p=17}}<ref name="map" /><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Canberra Times|publisher=Fairfax Media|title=15 years since hospital implosion tragedy|date=13 July 2012|accessdate=25 September 2013|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/15-years-since-hospital-implosion-tragedy-20120713-22034.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714042848/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/15-years-since-hospital-implosion-tragedy-20120713-22034.html|archivedate=14 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/am/stories/s64319.htm|last=Reynolds|first= Fiona | title=Increasing pressure on ACT Chief Minister|date=5 November 1999|work=A.M.|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=2 June 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104173854/http://www.abc.net.au/am/stories/s64319.htm|archivedate=4 November 2012}}</ref>
 
Canberras hospitaler modtager akuttilfælde fra hele det sydlige New South Wales.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://health.act.gov.au/c/health?a=da&did=10063975&pid=1082945856 |title=About Emergency |publisher=ACT Government Health Information |accessdate=23 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091011135135/http://www.health.act.gov.au/c/health?a=da&did=10063975&pid=1082945856# |archive-date=11 October 2009 |dead-url=yes |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[ACT Ambulance Service]] står for ambulancekørslen og er en af fire operatører under [[ACT Emergency Services Authority]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esa.act.gov.au/ESAWebsite/content_esa/about_us/about_us_home_page/about_us.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822171255/http://www.esa.act.gov.au/ESAWebsite/content_esa/about_us/about_us_home_page/about_us.html|archivedate=22 August 2011 |title=About Us |publisher=[[ACT Emergency Services Authority]] |accessdate=23 April 2010}}</ref> [[Newborn Emergency Transport Service|NETS]] er en speciel ambulanceservice for syge nyfødte til transport mellem hospitaler i ACT og det omkringliggende New South Wales.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nets.org.au/main/what.htm |title=What is NETS? |publisher=[[Newborn Emergency Transport Service]] |accessdate=23 April 2010| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071223110451/http://www.nets.org.au/main/what.htm| archivedate = 23 December 2007}}</ref>
 
===Transport===
[[File:Tuggeranong Parkway.jpg|thumb|Tuggeranong Parkway er en større hovedvej, som forbinder Canberras centrum med [[Tuggeranong]].|alt=]]
[[File:New terminal building at Canberra Airport cropped2.jpg|thumb|right|Canberra International Airport terminal]]
[[File:Canberra Railway Station.jpg|thumb|Canberra Railway Station]]
[[File:BUS877-04.jpg|thumb|left|ACTION [[Renault]] PR100.2|alt=]]
[[File:Ford FG Falcon running on LPG, operated by Canberra Elite Taxi, photographed in Tuggeranong Town Centre (1).jpg|thumb|Canberra [[Ford Falcon (Australia)|Ford Falcon]] taxi|alt=]]
 
Bilen er det dominerende transportmiddel i Canberra.<ref name=road>{{cite web|url=http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/ncet/natcapauth/report/chapter9.pdf |title=Canberra's transport system|format=PDF |publisher=[[Parliament of Australia]] |accessdate=23 April 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207011010/http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/ncet/natcapauth/report/chapter9.pdf|archivedate=7 February 2012}}</ref> Byen er bygget så hovedvejene, der forbinder de forskellige distrikter ofte går gennem områder med åbent land eller skov, hvilket giver en meget lav befolkningstæthed.{{sfn|Penguin Books Australia|2000|pp=23-25}} Det betyder også, at der er plads til anlægelse af nye transportkorridorer uden at skulle bygge tunneller eller ekspropriere bebyggede områder. I sammenligning med Canberra har delstatshovedstæderne langt færre grønne områder.{{sfn|Penguin Books Australia|2000|pp=3-6, 32-35, 53-59, 74-77, 90-91, 101-104}}
 
Canberras distrikter er typisk forbundet af [[parkway]]s—4-sporede hovedveje<ref name=road/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.justice.act.gov.au/page/view/3063/title/act-road-hierarchy |title=ACT Road Hierarchy |publisher=ACT Government |date=21 August 2012 |accessdate=14 February 2014}}</ref> med en hastighedsgrænse på 100 km/t.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chiefminister.act.gov.au/media.php?v=5787&s=29 |title= Survey shows speeding at disputed camera site |publisher=[[Australian Capital Territory Chief Minister's Department|Chief Minister's Department]]|date=17 July 2007 |accessdate=23 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afp.gov.au/act/road_traffic/speeding.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112054723/http://www.afp.gov.au/act/road_traffic/speeding.html|archivedate=12 November 2009|title=Speeding |publisher=[[Australian Federal Police]] |date=20 May 2008 |accessdate=23 April 2010}}</ref> Et eksempel er [[Tuggeranong Parkway]], som forbinder Canberras centrum og Tuggeranong og går forbi Weston Creek.{{sfn|Universal Publishers|2007|pp=57, 67, 77}} I de fleste distrikter er forstæderne forbundet med hovedveje med få lokale tilkørselsveje for at undgå at ikke-lokale skyder genvej gennem boligområder.{{sfn|Universal Publishers|2007|pp=1-100}}
 
I et forsøg på at forbedre trafiksikkerheden blev overvågningskameraer indført i Canberra af Carnells regering i 1999.<ref name=LawsonTraffic>{{cite news|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/impact-of-traffic-cameras-on-speed-put-under-microscope-20140310-34i1n.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311005208/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/impact-of-traffic-cameras-on-speed-put-under-microscope-20140310-34i1n.html|archivedate=11 March 2014|title=Impact of traffic cameras on speed put under microscope|date=11 March 2014|newspaper=The Canberra Times|first=Kirsten|last=Lawson|publisher=Fairfax Media}}</ref> Kameraerne giver en årlig indtægt omkring 11&nbsp;millioner AUD i bøder.<ref name=LawsonTraffic/>
 
Den statsejede busoperatør [[ACTION]] står for offentlig transport i Canberra,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.action.act.gov.au/About_ACTION/corporate |title=Corporate |publisher=[[ACTION]] |accessdate=25 February 2014}}</ref> mens det private selskab [[Qcity Transit]] driver busforbindelser mellem Canberra og de tilstødende dele af New South Wales under navnene [[Transborder Express]] ([[Murrumbateman]] og [[Yass, New South Wales|Yass]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transborder.com.au/index.php/about-us-bottom |title=About Us |publisher=[[Transborder Express]] |accessdate=23 June 2017}}</ref> og Qcity Transit ([[Queanbeyan, New South Wales|Queanbeyan]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://qcitytransit.com.au/about-us|title=About Us|publisher=[[Qcity Transit]] | accessdate=23 June 2017}}</ref>
 
Der er to lokale taxi-firmaer: [[Aerial Consolidated Transport|Aerial Capital Group]], som havde monopol indtil 2007, og Cabxpress.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/02/03/1839551.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218043332/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/02/03/1839551.htm|archivedate=18 February 2011 |title=Taxi company 'not concerned' at losing monopoly |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=3 February 2007}}</ref> I oktober 2015 vedtog ACT som den første delstat i Australien en ny lov, der regulerede delebilskørsel, og gav f.eks. [[Uber]] ret til at operere legalt i ACT.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-30/uber-launches-in-canberra/6898514|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Commission|title=Uber launches in ACT as Canberra becomes first city to regulate ride sharing|date=31 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101065334/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-30/uber-launches-in-canberra/6898514|archivedate=1 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/uber-goes-live-in-canberra-with-more-than-a-hundred-drivers-registered-20151030-gkmqaa.html|publisher=Fairfax Media|newspaper=The Canberra Times|title=Uber goes live in Canberra with more than 100 drivers registered|first=Tom|last=McIlroy|date=30 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105033829/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/uber-goes-live-in-canberra-with-more-than-a-hundred-drivers-registered-20151030-gkmqaa.html|archivedate=5 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/oct/30/act-chief-minister-launches-uber-in-canberra-calling-it-a-real-step-forward|newspaper=The Guardian|date=30 October 2015|title=ACT chief minister launches regulated Uber in Canberra, calling it 'a real step forward'|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103153733/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/oct/30/act-chief-minister-launches-uber-in-canberra-calling-it-a-real-step-forward|archivedate=3 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.afr.com/technology/fullyregulated-uber-services-start-in-canberra-20151029-gkmgko|publisher=Fairfax Media|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030134534/http://www.afr.com/technology/fullyregulated-uber-services-start-in-canberra-20151029-gkmgko|archivedate=30 October 2015|date=30 October 2015|newspaper=Australian Financial Review|title=Fully-regulated Uber services start in Canberra}}</ref>
 
Der er en jernbaneforbindelse mellem Canberra og Sydney. Den betjenes af det offentlige selskab [[NSW TrainLink]].<ref name="traindestinations">{{Cite New South Wales transport timetables|Southern Region}}</ref> Canberras station ligger i den indre forstad [[Kingston, Australian Capital Territory|Kingston]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.countrylink.info/travel_passes/travelpass_agencies|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220052328/http://www.countrylink.info/travel_passes/travelpass_agencies|archivedate=20 February 2011 |title=Travel pass agencies |publisher=[[CountryLink]] |date=14 December 2009 |accessdate=23 April 2010}}</ref> Fra 1920 til 1922 krydsede jernbanen Molonglo River og gik helt ind i centrum. Denne sidste del blev lukket efter en større oversvømmelse og aldrig genbygget. Planer om en linje til [[Yass, New South Wales|Yass]] blev skrinlagt. En smalsporet bane (1.067 mm) blev bygget i 1923 fra teglværket [[Yarralumla brickworks]] til det midlertidige Parliament House. Den blev senere forlænget til Civic, men hele linjen blev lukket i maj 1927.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Canberra's Engineering Heritage |url=http://www.engineer.org.au/chapter02.html |archivedate=23 July 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723191327/http://engineer.org.au/chapter02.html|chapter=Railways |last=Shellshear|first=Walter M. |accessdate=7 June 2010| publisher=Engineers Australia}}</ref> Der er ingen direkte jernbaneforbindelse til Melbourne. NSW TrainLink driver en busservice til Yass, som ligger ved jernbaneforbindelsen mellem Sydney og Melbourne, en times kørsel nord for Canberra.<ref name=traindestinations/>{{sfn|Penguin Books Australia|2000|pp=20}}
 
Den oprindelige plan for Canberra omfattede jernbane inden for bygrænsen,<ref name="railways">{{cite journal|title=Railways in the Australian Capital Territory|last=MacDonald|first=B.T.|publisher=[[Australian Railway History|Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin]]|date=May 1967|pages=106–116|ref=harv}}</ref> men den blev aldrig bygget.<ref name="railways" /> Til gengæld er der åbnet en ny letbane 20. april 2019 mellem centrum og det nordlige distrikt Gungahlin. En jernbaneforbindelse til [[Jervis Bay]] var også planlagt, men blev heller aldrig bygget.{{sfn|Gibbney|1988|pp=58, 60}} Planer om at bygge en højhastighedsbane mellem Melbourne, Canberra og Sydney har eksisteret siden 90'erne.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/19/business/worldbusiness/19iht-ausrail.2.t.html|title=Sydney to Canberra in 80 Minutes–by High-Speed Train|work=New York Times|date= 19 July 2000 |accessdate=7 June 2010|last=Richardson|first=Michael|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501033851/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/19/business/worldbusiness/19iht-ausrail.2.t.html|archivedate=1 May 2013}}</ref> De er endnu ikke blevet realiseret, da de forskellige forslag alle er blevet anset for økonomisk urentable.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eriksrailnews.com/archive/hst2.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306111425/http://eriksrailnews.com/archive/hst2.html|archivedate=6 March 2012|title=Oz HSR Received?|work=The Australian |date= 29 October 2002 |accessdate=7 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Somer|first=Belinda |url=http://www.abc.net.au/pm/stories/s312944.htm|title=Govt considers rail link between eastern cities|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=14 June 2001|accessdate=7 June 2010}}</ref> Det sidste forslag, High Speed Rail Study, blev offentliggjort af [[Department of Infrastructure and Transport]] 11. april 2013.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Australian Government [[Department of Infrastructure and Transport]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625111825/http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/rail/trains/high_speed/files/HSR_Phase_2-Main_Report_Low_Res.pdf|author1=AECOM|author2=Booz and Co|author3=KPMG|author4=Hyder|author5=Acil Tasman|author6=Grimshaw Architects|archivedate=25 June 2013|url=http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/rail/trains/high_speed/files/HSR_Phase_2-Main_Report_Low_Res.pdf|title=High Speed Rail Study Phase 2 Report|id=Libraries Australia ID 50778307 |date=April 2013|ref={{harvid|High Speed Rail Study Phase 2 Report|2013}}}}</ref>
 
Canberra ligger omkring tre timers kørsel fra Sydney ad [[Federal Highway (Australia)|Federal Highway]] (National Highway 23),{{sfn|Penguin Books Australia|2000|loc=inside cover}} som løber ud i [[Hume Highway]] (National Highway 31) nær [[Goulburn (New South Wales)|Goulburn]], og syv timer fra Melbourne ad [[Barton Highway]] (National Highway 25), som løber ud i Hume Highway ved Yass.{{sfn|Penguin Books Australia|2000|loc=inside cover}} Der er to timers kørsel ad [[Monaro Highway]] (National Highway 23) til skiområderne i [[Snowy Mountains]] og [[Kosciuszko National Park]].{{sfn|Penguin Books Australia|2000|pp=20}} [[Batemans Bay]], et populært feriested på New South Wales' kyst, ligger også to timer væk via [[Kings Highway, Australia|Kings Highway]].{{sfn|Penguin Books Australia|2000|pp=20}}
 
Lufthavnen [[Canberra Airport]] har indenrigsflyvninger til [[Sydney]], [[Melbourne]], [[Brisbane]], [[Adelaide]], [[Gold Coast (Australien)|Gold Coast]] og [[Perth]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.canberraairport.com.au/air_flight_info/departures.cfm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902105846/http://www.canberraairport.com.au/air_flight_info/departures.cfm|archivedate=2 September 2012| title=Departures | publisher=[[Canberra Airport]] | accessdate=13 May 2010 }}</ref> Der er også flyvninger til mindre byer som [[Dubbo]] og [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] i New South Wales. Der er internationale flyforbindelser til [[Singapore]] og [[Wellington]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-21/singapore-airlines-flight-arrives-in-canberra/7863774|title=Singapore Airlines flight arrives in Canberra, first direct international flight in more than a decade|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=21 September 2016|archivedate=21 September 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921121820/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-21/singapore-airlines-flight-arrives-in-canberra/7863774}}</ref> Canberra Airport blev i september 2013 kategoriseret som en international lufthavn med begrænset brug af [[Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development|Australian Government Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development]]. Kun planlagte internationale flyvninger er tilladt, da lufthavnen ikke har fuld service inden for told, immigration og biosikkerhed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/aviation/international/icao/desig_airports.aspx|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510090836/http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/aviation/international/icao/desig_airports.aspx|archivedate=10 May 2013|publisher=Australian Government Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development|title=Designated International Airports in Australia|date=27 February 2013}}</ref> Den civile lufthavn delte startbaner med luftvåbnets [[Fairbairn airbase|RAAF Base Fairbairn]], indtil denne lukkede i juni 2003.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Farewell to Fairbairn|work=Air Force|publisher=Royal Australian Air Force|volume=45|issue=12|last=Hogan|first=Richard|date=July 2003|ref=harv}}</ref>
 
7,1% gik eller cyklede til arbejde i Canberra i 2011.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.cmd.act.gov.au/open_government/inform/act_government_media_releases/corbell/2013/canberra-ranks-highly-in-national-report|first=Simon|last=Corbell|author-link=Simon Corbell|date=31 July 2013|title=Canberra ranks highly in national report|archivedate=18 March 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318234349/http://www.cmd.act.gov.au/open_government/inform/act_government_media_releases/corbell/2013/canberra-ranks-highly-in-national-report}}</ref> En undersøgelse i 2010 viste også at Canberras indbyggere går 26&nbsp;minutter hver dag.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.transport.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/397245/Pages_from_EDS_ACT_Transport_Policy_FA_final_web.pdf|page=38|title=Transport for Canberra: Transport for a sustainable city 2012–31|publisher=ACT Government|date=March 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131155700/https://www.transport.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/397245/Pages_from_EDS_ACT_Transport_Policy_FA_final_web.pdf|archivedate=31 January 2014|deadurl=yes|df=dmy-all}}</ref> I følge ''The Canberra Times'' i marts 2014 har Canberra 87.000 cyklister, det relativt største i Australien, som i gennemsnit er involveret i 4 ulykker ugentligt.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/costs-add-up-as-more-cyclists-take-to-public-roads-and-suffer-tumbles-20140318-350pg.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319000315/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/costs-add-up-as-more-cyclists-take-to-public-roads-and-suffer-tumbles-20140318-350pg.html|archivedate=19 March 2014|date=19 March 2014|title=Costs add up as more cyclists take to public roads and suffer tumbles|first=Phillip|last=Thomson}}</ref> Cyklens popularitet gør også at antallet af ulykker er det dobbelte af landsgennemsnittet (2012).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/cycling-campaign-group-pedal-power-slams-act-government-on-injury-rates-20140625-zslas.html|newspaper=The Canberra Times|publisher=Fairfax Media|archivedate=25 June 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625122459/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/cycling-campaign-group-pedal-power-slams-act-government-on-injury-rates-20140625-zslas.html|title=Cycling campaign group Pedal Power slams ACT government on injury rates|first=John|last=Thistleton|date=25 June 2014}}</ref> Ved folketællingen i 2016 census brugte 7,1% offentlig transport på vej til arbejde og 4,5 % gik.<ref name="Census2016" />
 
===El, vand, gas og telekommunikation===
[[File:Mount Majura solar farm and Majura Parkway.jpg|thumb|[[Mount Majura Solar Farm]] har en maksimal effekt på 2,3 megawatt og åbnede 6. oktober 2016.<ref name="Solar Choice">{{cite web|url=http://www.solarchoice.net.au/blog/news/mount-majura-solar-farm-switches-on-101016 |title=Mount Majura Solar Farm powers up in ACT |publisher=Solar Choice |date=11 October 2016|accessdate=6 January 2016}}</ref>|alt=]]
 
ACT ejer [[ACTEW Corporation]], som står for Canberras vand- og kloaksystemer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.actew.com.au/About/Who-are-we/What-we-do.aspx |title=What we do |publisher=[[ACTEW]] |accessdate=22 March 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403000353/http://www.actew.com.au/About/Who-are-we/What-we-do.aspx |archivedate=3 April 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[ActewAGL]] er et joint venture mellem ACTEW og [[Australian Gas Light Company|AGL]]. Det står for salg af vand, naturgas, elektricitet og nogle teleydelser gennem selskabet [[TransACT]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.actewagl.com.au/About-us/Who-is-ActewAGL.aspx |title=About our business|publisher=[[ActewAGL]] |accessdate=25 February 2014}}</ref>
 
Canberras vand kommer fra fire reservoirer: Corin Dam, Bendora Dam og Cotter Dam på [[Cotter River]] og Googong Dam på Queanbeyan River. Selv om Googong Dam ligger i New South Wales, administreres den af ACT.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.actew.com.au/Water-Supply-System/The-water-network.aspx |publisher=[[ActewAGL]] |title=The Water Network |accessdate=22 March 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328102934/http://www.actew.com.au/Water-Supply-System/The-water-network.aspx |archivedate=28 March 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> ACTEW Corporation ejer Canberras to spildevandsanlæg beliggende ved [[Fyshwick, Australian Capital Territory|Fyshwick]] og den nedre del af [[Molonglo River]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.actew.com.au/Sewerage-System/What-is-sewage/Sewage-Treatment-Plants/Fyshwick-Sewage-Treament-Plant.aspx |title=Fyshwick Sewage Treatment Plant |publisher=[[ActewAGL]] |accessdate=22 March 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312003432/http://www.actew.com.au/Sewerage-System/What-is-sewage/Sewage-Treatment-Plants/Fyshwick-Sewage-Treament-Plant.aspx |archivedate=12 March 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.actew.com.au/Sewerage-System/What-is-sewage/Sewage-Treatment-Plants/Lower-Molonglo-Water-Quality-Control-Centre.aspx |title=Lower Molonglo Water Quality Control Centre |publisher=ActewAGL |accessdate=22 March 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312003423/http://www.actew.com.au/Sewerage-System/What-is-sewage/Sewage-Treatment-Plants/Lower-Molonglo-Water-Quality-Control-Centre.aspx |archivedate=12 March 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
 
Canberras elektricitet kommer primært fra det nationale netværk gennem [[Transformatorstation|transformerstationer]] ved [[Holt, Australian Capital Territory|Holt]] og [[Fyshwick, Australian Capital Territory|Fyshwick]] (via [[Queanbeyan, New South Wales|Queanbeyan]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icrc.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/16792/issuespaperelecinfcontestabilityoctober03.pdf |archivedate=20 April 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420202136/http://www.icrc.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/16792/issuespaperelecinfcontestabilityoctober03.pdf|title=Review of Contestable Electricity Infrastructure Workshop |page=13 |format=PDF |date= October 2003|accessdate=10 May 2010|author=Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission}}</ref> Byen fik først strøm fra et termisk kraftværk, som blev bygget nær Molonglo River i 1913, men det blev lukket i 1957.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=14 March 1913|page=5|title=The Founding of Canberra|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15404837|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218035413/http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/15404837|archivedate=18 February 2014|deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://client14.matrix01.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/148426/473.pdf |title= 20048. Kingston Powerhouse Historic Precinct (Entry to the ACT Heritage Register) |publisher=ACT Heritage Council |accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref> ACT har fire større [[solcelleanlæg]], som startede produktion mellem 2014 og 2017: [[Royalla Solar Farm|Royalla]] (maksimal effekt 20 [[megawatt]], 2014),<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.cmd.act.gov.au/open_government/inform/act_government_media_releases/corbell/2014/australias-largest-solar-farm-opens-in-the-act |title=Australia's largest solar farm opens in the ACT |publisher=[[ACT Government]]|date=3 September 2014|accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref> [[Mount Majura Solar Farm|Mount Majura]] (2.3 MW, 2016),<ref name="Solar Choice" /> [[Mugga Lane Solar Park|Mugga Lane]] (13 MW, 2017)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/mugga-lane-solar-farm-opens-bringing-act-to-35-per-cent-renewable-energy-20170302-gup673.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302110650/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/mugga-lane-solar-farm-opens-bringing-act-to-35-per-cent-renewable-energy-20170302-gup673.html |archivedate=2 March 2017 |dead-url=no|title=Mugga Lane solar farm opens, bringing ACT to 35 per cent renewable energy |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=2 March 2017|accessdate=1 December 2017}}</ref> og [[Williamsdale Solar Farm|Williamsdale]] (11 MW, 2017).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/government-unveils-36000-new-solar-panels-at-williamsdale-20171004-gyu8z8.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129172410/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/government-unveils-36000-new-solar-panels-at-williamsdale-20171004-gyu8z8.html |archivedate=29 November 2017 |dead-url=no|title=Government unveils 36,000 new solar panels at Williamsdale |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=5 October 2017|accessdate=1 December 2017}}</ref> Derudover har talrige huse i Canberra solcellepaneler eller [[Solvarmepanel|solfangere]]. I 2015/16 havde solceller fra taganlæg, som blev støttet med en [[feed-in tariff]] fra ACT, en kapacitet på 26,3 megawatt og producerede 34.910 [[Mwh|MWh]] .<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.environment.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/1021129/2016-15-Annual-FiT-Report-Access.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309143807/https://www.environment.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/1021129/2016-15-Annual-FiT-Report-Access.pdf|archivedate=9 March 2017|dead-url=no|title= 2015–16 Annual Feed-in Tariff Report|page=7|publisher=ACT Government |accessdate=8 December 2017}}</ref>
 
Der er ingen vindmøller i Canberra, men flere er bygget eller på vej tæt på i New South Wales, som den 140,7 megawatt store [[Capital Wind Farm]]. ACTs regerings opsatte i 2013 en målsætning om at 90% af den elektricitet, der blev forbrugt i ACT 2020, skal komme fra [[vedvarende energi]],<ref name=renewable>{{cite press release|url=http://www.cmd.act.gov.au/open_government/inform/act_government_media_releases/corbell/2013/act-sets-90-renewable-energy-target-in-law7 |title=ACT sets 90% renewable energy target in law |publisher=[[ACT Government]]|date=4 November 2013|accessdate=25 February 2014}}</ref> og øgede dermed målsætningen fra 210 til 550 MW.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.cmd.act.gov.au/open_government/inform/act_government_media_releases/corbell/2014/large-scale-feed-in-tariff-law-expanded-to-meet-90-renewables-target |title=Large scale feed-in tariff law expanded to meet 90% renewables target |publisher=[[ACT Government]]|date=27 February 2014|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref> Regeringen annoncerede i februar 2015, at tre vindmølleparker i Victoria og South Australia skulle levere 200 MW (operationelle i 2017.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.cmd.act.gov.au/open_government/inform/act_government_media_releases/corbell/2015/wind-auction-result-delivers-renewable-energy-and-economic-benefits-to-the-act |title=Wind auction result delivers renewable energy and economic benefits to the ACT |publisher=[[ACT Government]]|date=6 February 2015|accessdate=10 March 2015}}</ref> Kontrakter om køb af yderligere 200 MW fra to vindmølleparker i South Australia og New South Wales blev annonceret i december 2015 og marts 2016.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.cmd.act.gov.au/open_government/inform/act_government_media_releases/corbell/2015/hornsdale-achieves-new-record-price-in-acts-second-wind-auction |title=Hornsdale achieves new record price in ACT's second wind auction |publisher=[[ACT Government]]|date=21 December 2015|accessdate=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.cmd.act.gov.au/open_government/inform/act_government_media_releases/corbell/2016/new-wind-farm-set-to-power-more-than-just-canberra-homes |title=New wind farm set to power more than just Canberra homes |publisher=[[ACT Government]]|date=4 March 2016|accessdate=4 March 2016}}</ref> ACTs regering annoncerede i 2014, at op til 23 MW med feed-in-tariff ville afsættes til oprettelsen af en facilitet i ACT eller omegn til produktion af strøm fra afbrænding af affald fra 2020.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.cmd.act.gov.au/open_government/inform/act_government_media_releases/corbell/2014/turning-waste-into-energy |title=Turning waste into energy |publisher=[[ACT Government]]|date=7 March 2014|accessdate=11 March 2014}}</ref>
 
94% (2014-15) af alle husholdninger i ACT har adgang til internettet, hvilket er den højeste rate i Australien.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/8146.02014-15?OpenDocument | title = 8146.0 - Household Use of Information Technology, Australia, 2014-15 | publisher=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] |date=18 February 2016|accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref>
 
==International relations==