Gowrie, Australian Capital Territory

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Gowrie
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Population: 2,972 (2001 census)
Established: 1981
Postcode: 2904
Property Value: AUD AU$442,000 (2006)[1]
LGA: Tuggeranong
Assembly Electorate: Brindabella
Federal Division: Canberra
Suburbs around Gowrie:
Wanniassa Fadden
Monash Gowrie
Isabella Plains Richardson Chisholm

Gowrie is a suburb of Canberra, Australia, located in the northern end of the Tuggeranong Valley. Tuggeranong suburbs are the southernmost of Australia's capital city. Gowrie is named after the Earl of Gowrie, Brigadier-General Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven (1872-1955), Governor-General of Australia from 1936-1944.

Gowrie's streets are all named after members of the Australian Defence Force who won decorations, including the Victoria Cross. Gowrie is the former site of the Athllon Homestead.

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[edit] Demographics

There were 3285 people living in Gowrie on Census night 2001. The median age of people in Gowrie was 31 years, compared to a median age of 32 for Canberra. Unemployment in Gowrie was one percent lower than the Canberra average. The median individual income for Gowrie in 2001 was $500–$599, the same as for Canberra, while the median household income was $1200-$1499. In 2001 the median monthly housing loan repayment in Gowrie was $800-$999.[2][3]

The residents of Gowrie are predominantly Australian born, with 78.7% being born in Australia. The three main countries of birth for those born overseas were United Kingdom, 5.3%, New Zealand, 1.1%, and Italy, 0.9%. The most popular religious affiliations in descending order are Catholic, Anglican, no religion, Uniting, Presbyterian and other Christian.[2]

[edit] Suburb amenities

Gowrie Primary School, showing the Lambrigg, Cuppacumbalong and Lanyon buildings
Gowrie Primary School, showing the Lambrigg, Cuppacumbalong and Lanyon buildings

Gowrie Primary School, located on Jeffries Street, opened in 1983.[4] The school's design has a rural theme, and each of the buildings are named after properties in the Tuggeranong Valley.[5]. The Catholic Holy Family Parish Primary School and the Holy Family Church, both part of the South Tuggeranong Corpus Christi Parish, are located on Bugden Avenue. [6]

The Gowrie local shopping centre is located on Jeffries Street. The centre includes a supermarket, pharmacy, hairdresser and physiotherapist.Jeffries Street is also the site of a child care centre and the Gowrie Preschool. The Erindale Scout Hall is in Finlay Place.[7] The Gowrie District Playing fields also are located in the suburb.

Gowrie is serviced by several ACTION bus routes. Routes 65 and 67 run between the Tuggeranong and Woden Interchanges every 20 to 60 minutes between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. The additional services 265 and 267, following the same routes through Gowrie as 65 and 67 respectively, run during peak hour from the Tuggeranong Interchange to City West. Route 170 also runs in peak hour from Monash to City West. Flexibus service 967 leaves the Tuggeranong Interchange every hour from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. and the Erindale Shops every hour from 8:30pm to 11:30 p.m., and services the suburbs of Gowrie, Fadden and Macarthur.[8]

[edit] Politics

2004 ACT Election[9]
  Labor 45%
  Liberal 42%
  Greens 7%
  Independents 2%
2004 Federal Election[10]
  Labor 52%
  Liberal 36%
  Greens 8%
  Democrats 2%

Gowrie is located within the federal electorate of Canberra. The electorate is currently represented in the House of Representatives by Annette Ellis. Canberra is considered a safe Labor seat.[11] The 2004 Federal election saw a 3.6% and 4.2% swing towards Labor and the Greens respectively, and a swing of 5.1% away from the Democrats.[10]

In the ACT Legislative Assembly, Gowrie is in the electorate of Brindabella, which is currently represented by three Labor and two Liberal members.[12][13] The 2004 ACT election saw a swing of 9.7% towards the Liberals, 4.4% towards the Greens and 5.2% against the Democrats.[9][14] Polling place statistics are shown above for the Gowrie polling place in the 2004 federal and ACT elections.

[edit] Geology

The west of Gowrie is built on Deakin Volcanics green-grey and purple rhyodacite. In the east, Gowrie is built on green-grey, purple and cream rhyolite. These rocks are 414 Million years old from the Silurian period.[15]

See also: Geology of the Australian Capital Territory
Looking north-west towards the Brindabella Ranges on the left and Gowrie on the right.
Looking north-west towards the Brindabella Ranges on the left and Gowrie on the right.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Gowrie ACT. allhomes.com.au.
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (19 November 2002). Community Profile Series : {{{name}}}. 2001 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved on 2007-06-29.
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (19 November 2002). Community Profile Series : {{{name}}}. 2001 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved on 2007-06-29.
  4. ^ Gowrie Primary School (2006) Gowrie Primary School: The suburb Gowrie, retrieved 1 July 2006
  5. ^ Gowrie Primary School (2006) Gowrie Primary School: Profile, retrieved 1 July 2006
  6. ^ The Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn (2006) Parish section of the Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn website, retrieved 1 July 2006
  7. ^ Erindale Scout Group (2006) Home, retrieved 1 July 2006
  8. ^ ACTION Buses(2006)ACTION Buses, retrieved 2 July 2006
  9. ^ a b ACT Electoral Commission (2005)FirstPref04, retrieved 29 May 2006
  10. ^ a b Australian Electoral Commission (2005) Polling Place Results, retrieved 29 May 2006
  11. ^ Australian Electoral Commission (2005) Canberra, retrieved 28 May 2006
  12. ^ ACT Electoral Commission (2001) List of Localities, retrieved 28 May 2006
  13. ^ ACT Electoral Commission (2005) ACT Electoral Commission - 2004 Election, retrieved 28 May 2006
  14. ^ ACT Electoral Commission (2005)FirstPref01, retrieved 25 June 2006
  15. ^ Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.

[1] Coordinates: 35°25′00″S, 149°06′00″E