Chifley, Australian Capital Territory
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| Chifley Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
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| Population: | 2262 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1966 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2606 | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $380,000 (2005)[1] | ||||||||||||
| District: | Woden Valley | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Brindabella | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Canberra | ||||||||||||
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Chifley is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden. The postcode is 2606.
It was named after Joseph Benedict Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia from July 1945 to December 1949.
Chifley is next to the suburbs of Pearce, Phillip, Lyons and Waramanga. It has Melrose Primary school, a local shopping centre and Chifley Neighbourhood Oval located in the suburb.
[edit] Geology
Chifley is underlaid by Silurian age Deakin Volcanics rhyodacite which are coloured green-grey, red or purple.
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