What to know about Canberra
Local knowledge, each fact with a link to where it comes from.
All commercial or organised activities in ACT parks and reserves need a public land permit.
Source: ACT Parks and Conservation Service (opens in a new tab)
Commonwealth Park, Kings Park and the Lake Burley Griffin foreshore are national land managed by the National Capital Authority, not the ACT Government.
Northside Community Service runs community yoga classes at the Salthouse Community Centre in Braddon (ACT Government, December 2025).
Libraries ACT lends yoga books for people to borrow.
In 2025 about 4.8% of adults in the ACT did yoga, around 19,000 people.
Source: Australian Sports Commission, AusPlay, ACT Data Tables (30 April 2026) (opens in a new tab)
The ACT had 484,630 residents at 30 June 2025.
Source: ABS, Regional population 2024-25 (opens in a new tab)
The ACT's median age was 35 at the 2021 Census.
Yoga in Canberra
Canberra is a young city: the ACT's median age was 35 at the 2021 Census (ABS QuickStats), against 38 for Australia, and it had 484,630 residents in June 2025 (ABS). About 4.8% of ACT adults did yoga in 2025, around 19,000 people (AusPlay ACT data tables). Most studios sit near the town centres, so tell us which one is closest to you: Civic, Belconnen, Gungahlin, Woden or Tuggeranong.
Public land and national land
Every commercial or organised activity in an ACT park or reserve needs a public land permit (ACT Parks), and the lawns around Lake Burley Griffin, Commonwealth Park and Kings Park are national land run by the National Capital Authority (City Services), which issues its own permits for commercial activity (National Capital Authority). Community classes run too: Northside Community Service runs community yoga at the Salthouse Community Centre in Braddon (ACT Government).
Yoga in Canberra: questions
Can I do yoga by Lake Burley Griffin?
The lake foreshore is national land. A paid class there needs a permit from the National Capital Authority, so ask the studio where it teaches.
Do you cover Queanbeyan?
Yes. Choose New South Wales and type Queanbeyan, and we pass it to a studio that teaches in the Canberra region.