Gordon, Australian Capital Territory

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Gordon
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Population:

7,455 (2001 census)

Established:

1990

Postcode:

2906

Property Value:

AUD $301,000 (2005)[1]

District:

Tuggeranong

Suburbs around Gordon
Bonython	Bonython	Calwell
Murrumbidgee River Corridor	Gordon	Conder
Murrumbidgee River Corridor	Murrumbidgee River Corridor	Banks

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.

View Across Gordon Toward Mt Rob Roy

[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.

See also: Geology of the Australian Capital Territory

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