Gowrie is a suburb of Canberra, Australia, located in the northern end of the Tuggeranong Valley. Tuggeranong suburbs are the southernmost of Australia's capital city. Gowrie is named after Brigadier-General Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie (1872–1955), Governor-General of Australia from 1936 to 1944.
Many (but not all) of Gowrie's streets are named after members of the Australian Defence Force who won decorations, including the Victoria Cross. The Gowrie District Playing fields also are located in the suburb.
Education
200px|thumb|left|Gowrie Primary School, showing the [[Lambrigg Homestead|Lambrigg, Cuppacumbalong and Lanyon buildings]]
Gowrie Primary School, located on Jeffries Street, opened in 1983. The school's design has a rural theme, and each of the buildings are named after properties in the Tuggeranong Valley. The Catholic Holy Family Parish Primary School and the Holy Family Church, both part of the South Tuggeranong Corpus Christi Parish, are located on Bugden Avenue.
Churches
Tuggeranong Presbyterian Church meets at Gowrie Primary School in Jeffries Street.
Transport
Gowrie is serviced by several ACTION bus routes. Routes 76 and 77 connect Gowrie to Tuggeranong Town Centre and Erindale Centre. Route R5 travels along Ashley Drive with several bus stops along it.
Governance
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! colspan = 3 | 2025 federal election
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| Labor
| style="background:#ff9;"| 38.82%
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| Independent
| style="background:#ff9;"| 30.22%
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| Liberal
| style="background:#ff9;"| 22.10%
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| Greens
| style="background:#ff9;"| 8.87%
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! colspan = 3 | 2024 ACT election
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| Labor
| style="background:#ff9;"| 37.6%
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| Liberal
| style="background:#ff9;"| 36.1%
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| Greens
| style="background:#ff9;"| 9.7%
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| Independent
| style="background:#ff9;"| 9.0%
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Gowrie is located within the federal electorate of Bean, which is represented by David Smith in the House of Representatives. In the ACT Legislative Assembly, Gowrie is part of the electorate of Brindabella, which elects five members on the basis of proportional representation, currently two Liberal, two Labor and one Greens. Polling place statistics are shown to the right for the Gowrie polling place at Gowrie Primary School in the 2025 federal
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File:Tuggeranong-Valley-lr-cropped.jpg|Looking north-west towards the Brindabella Ranges on the left and Gowrie on the right
File:Gowrie Aerial.jpg|Aerial photo from the east
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