There are many burial options available at the Gungahlin, Woden and Hall cemeteries. These include burial areas for different religious and cultural groups, a range of landscape settings and price options.
All interments in Canberra's cemeteries are "in perpetuity". You are invited to inspect Gungahlin, Woden and Hall cemeteries to select a site. Contact Canberra Memorial Parks to make an appointment.
The Woden, Gungahlin and Hall cemeteries are managed by the ACT Public Cemeteries Board and operate without government subsidy.
For more information view the Canberra Memorial Parks website.
Southern Memorial Park
The ACT Government is building a new cemetery for the southside to meet the needs of our growing city. We recognise as our city grows it also becomes more culturally diverse so we need to provide cemetery and crematoria services which all Canberrans can access.
For more information see Southern Memorial Park.
Gungahlin Crematorium
Gungahlin Crematorium is the ACT’s first publicly owned crematorium.
For more information see Gungahlin Crematorium.
Memorial Gardens
Gungahlin and Woden Cemeteries feature attractive areas to place ashes.
Ashes can be placed in rhododendron and azalea shrub beds or can be scattered in landscaped areas within the cemetery grounds.
Woden Cemetery
Woden Cemetery opened in 1936 in the south of Canberra. It is a beautiful park for people to honour and celebrate the life of their loved ones. The park is a formally planned cemetery, with many stately mature trees and lawn and monumental burial sites in many different religious and general areas. Liquidambar Lane, Oak Boulevard and other stunning landscaped features of the park make it both a popular green space for family and friends to reflect and the broader community to explore and enjoy the grounds.
Gungahlin Cemetery
Gungahlin Cemetery opened in 1979 and features a large lake and many bird species that create a peaceful place of rest. On the grounds of the park is the ACT’s only publicly owned crematorium which includes a purpose built viewing room for specific religious and cultural practices.
Hall Cemetery
Hall Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in the ACT, dedicated in 1883, with the first recorded burial in 1907. It is a small rural cemetery mainly for long-time residents of the Hall region.
As Hall Cemetery contains some rare and threatened flora, general mowing is not possible during spring and early summer. However, mowing is permitted between the rows of graves at this time. Hall Cemetery is an attractive alternative for those seeking a quiet bushland location.
