Braddon, Australian Capital Territory

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Braddon
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Population:

3,611 (2001 census)

Established:

1928

Postcode:

2612

Property Value:

AUD $325,000

District:

North Canberra

Suburbs around Braddon
Lyneham	Dickson	Ainslie
Campbell	Braddon	Turner
City Centre	City Centre	Reid

The Civic Pub, a bar on Lonsdale street, Braddon

Braddon (postcode: 2612) is an inner north suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Located north of the Canberra CBD, Braddon contains a commercial area on Mort and Lonsdale streets, which run parallel to Northbourne Avenue. The precinct includes several small art galleries, a few restaurants, cafes and bars, as well as car dealerships, a video store, and a Centrelink office. Further away from the commercial areas, much of the previously suburban housing in Braddon has been replaced with apartment buildings, popular because of the central location close to Civic. Fenner Hall a residence of the Australian National University is located along Northbourne Avenue. The population count of Braddon on census night 2001 was 3611 people.

Braddon is named after Sir Edward Braddon, a Federalist, legislator and one of the founders of the Australian Constitution. Streets in Braddon are named after various things including aboriginal words, legislators and pioneers. [1]

Ainslie school is located in Braddon. It is one of the oldest schools in Canberra having opened in 1927.

Merici College is also located in Braddon.

[edit] Geology

Calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation is overlain by Quaternary alluvium. This rock is the limestone of the original title of Canberra "Limestone Plains".

See also: Natural History of the Australian Capital Territory