Banks, Australian Capital Territory
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| Banks Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
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| Population: | 3,626 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1992 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2906 | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD AU$306,000 (2005)[1] | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Tuggeranong | ||||||||||||
| Assembly Electorate: | Brindabella | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Canberra | ||||||||||||
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Banks (postcode 2906) is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. It is the most southerly suburb of Canberra. The suburb is named after Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), the botanist who accompanied Captain James Cook to the Pacific Ocean on which he entered Botany Bay in 1770. The suburb was gazetted on 12 March 1987. The theme of streets is botany or natural history.
It is next to the suburbs of Conder and Gordon. It is bounded by Box Hill Ave, Tom Roberts Ave and Tharwa Drive. Located in the suburb is Beau & Jessie Park and the Banks Oval. The Rob Roy Nature Park is a hilly region to the east of Banks. The suburb itself slopes gently to the west north west.
It has a small shopping centre on the main internal road: Pockett Avenue.
[edit] Geology
Alluvium covers the whole suburb. Underneath the alluvium and on the surrounding hills are Deakin Volcanics erupted during the Silurian age at 414 Mya. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.
- ^ Place names search, Geoscience Australia
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