Gordon, Australian Capital Territory

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gordon Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Population:	7,869 (2006 Census)
Established:	1990
Postcode:	2906
Property Value:	AUD $321,000 (2007)[1]
LGA:	Tuggeranong
Assembly Electorate:	Brindabella
Federal Division:	Canberra
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.

[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]

See also: Geology of the Australian Capital Territory

[edit] External links

• Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). Gordon (Statistical Local Area). 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-06-30.

[edit] References

1. ^ Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.

^[1] Coordinates: 35°27′00″S, 149°05′00″E