Evatt, Australian Capital Territory

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Evatt
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Population:

5,772 (2001 census)

Established:

1972

Postcode:

2617

Property Value:

AUD $315,000 (2005)[1]

LGA:

Belconnen

Assembly Electorate:

Ginninderra

Federal Division:

Fraser

Suburbs around Evatt:
Spence	Spence	Nicholls
Melba	Evatt	Giralang
Florey	McKellar	McKellar

Evatt is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It lies between the suburbs of McKellar, Belconnen, Florey, Melba and Spence. The postcode is 2617. It is named after Herbert Vere Evatt (1894-1965) who was a leader of the opposition in the 1950s. The suburb was gazetted on 2 November 1972. Streets in the suburb are named after people associated with parliament, and law professionals.

Evatt has three neighbourhood ovals: Evatt Neighbourhood Oval, adjacent to Evatt Primary School; South West Evatt Oval, and St Monicas School oval. Evatt is bordered by Copland drive, Owen Dixon drive, William Webb drive and Ginninderra drive.

[edit] Geology

A porphyry of Green-grey Dacitic intrusive containing large white feldspar crystals is found under almost all of Evatt including all north of Moynihan St. Glebe Farm Adamellite intrusion forms a strip a couple of hundred meters wide coming from the east of the suburb just to the south of Moynihan St. Green grey dacitic tuff from the Hawkins Volcanics occur in the south west corner. This corner is cut by the Deakin fault near Brebner St. Right in the very south west corner is a patch of calcareous shale.

See also: Geology of the Australian Capital Territory