Gordon, Australian Capital Territory
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| Gordon Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
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| Population: | 7,869 (2006 Census) | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1990 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2906 | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $321,000 (2007)[1] | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Tuggeranong | ||||||||||||
| Assembly Electorate: | Brindabella | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Canberra | ||||||||||||
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Gordon is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. The postcode is 2906. The suburb is named after the poet Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833-1870). It was gazetted on 12 March 1987. Streets are named after Sportsmen and Sportswomen.
It is next to the suburbs of Bonython, Conder and Banks. It is located on the west side of Tharwa Drive. Located in the suburb is the Point Hut Pond, with the Point Hut district park. Gordon has a primary school and neighbourhood oval.
[edit] Geology
Quaternary alluvium is found in south and center of Gordon. Deakin Volcanics rhyodacitic crystal tuff from the Silurian age is on the surface in the north of the suburb.[1]
[edit] External links
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). Gordon (Statistical Local Area). 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-06-30.
[edit] References
- ^ Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.
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