| Fadden Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
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| Population: | 3,214 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1981 | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted: | 5 August 1975 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2904 | ||||||||||||
| District: | Tuggeranong | ||||||||||||
| Assembly Electorate: | Brindabella | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Canberra | ||||||||||||
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Fadden is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. The postcode is 2904. The suburb is named after Sir Arthur Fadden, Prime Minister of Australia briefly in 1941.[2] It was gazetted on 5 August 1975.[2] Its streets are named after Queensland politicians.[2] It is surrounded by Macarthur, Chisholm, Gowrie and Wanniassa though it is well known that Fadden and Macarthur are of a higher quality than other surrounding suburbs. It is bounded by Erindale Drive, and Isabella Drive.
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On Census night 2006, Fadden had a population of 3,214 people.[1] The median age of people in Fadden was 40 years, an increase from 35 in 2001, compared to a median age of 34 for Canberra. Unemployment in Fadden was 0.6 percent lower than the Canberra average. The median weekly individual income for Fadden in 2001 was $819, up from $600–$699 in 2001, compared to $723, up from $500–$599, for Canberra. The median weekly household income was $1509, within the $1500–$1999 bracket from 2001. In 2006 the median monthly housing loan repayment in Fadden was $1517, up from $1000–$1199 in 2001.[3][4][5][6]
The residents of Fadden are predominately Australian born, with 75.3% being born in Australia, compared to 77.5% in 2001. In 2006 the three main countries of birth for those born overseas were United Kingdom, 6.3%, China, 1.1%, and New Zealand, 1.0%. This compares to United Kingdom, 5.7%, New Zealand , 1.1%, and Croatia, 0.9% in 2001. The most popular religious affiliations in descending order are Catholic, no religion, Anglican, Uniting, and Presbyterian and Reformed. [3][5]
Fadden Primary School and Fadden Preschool are located on Hanlon Crescent.[7] Fadden Primary currently caters for Kindergarten to Year 6; the preschool is expected to be incorporated in the primary school by the end of 2008.[8]
The Fadden local shopping centre is located on Hanlon Crescent and includes a hairdresser, a medical centre, a Chiropractor and massage therapist, and a veterinary hospital. Fadden's sporting facilities include the Tuggeranong Tennis Centre (now under a different ownerniship and completely rebuilt, called the Mpowerdome) located on Coyne Street,[9] the Fadden Neighbourhood Oval, at the back of the primary school, and tennis courts off Stopford Crescent. Two areas of the Canberra Nature Park are located in the suburb: Wanniassa Hills to the north of the suburb and the smaller Macarthur Hill in the east. Hannah Community Park straddles the border with Gowrie.[10] The Fadden Pine Plantation, a recreational area with substantial playground and barbecue facilities, is located between Isabella Drive, Bugden Avenue and Coyne Street. The Macarthur Scout Hall is located on Coyne Street.[11]
Several ACTION bus routes service Fadden. 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 Fadden 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 Fadden, Gowrie and Macarthur.[12]
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Fadden 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.[15] The 2004 Federal election saw a 4.3% and 3.3% swing towards the Greens and Labor respectively, and a swing of 6.5% away from the Democrats.[16] At the 2007 Federal Election the Fadden polling place counted a swing of 3.0% towards the Greens and 2.3% away from the Liberals. The Democrats did not contest this electorate.[14]
In the ACT Legislative Assembly, Fadden is in the electorate of Brindabella, which is currently represented by three Labor and two Liberal members.[17][18] The 2004 ACT election saw a swing of 7.5% towards the Liberals, 1.5% towards the Greens, 3.5% towards Labor and 5.0% against the Democrats.[19][20]
Polling place statistics are shown above for the Fadden polling place in the 2004 federal and ACT elections.
In the east, Fadden is built on Alluvium. The west of Fadden consists of Deakin Volcanics rhyolite. The rhyolite can be coloured green-grey, purple or cream, and dates from the Silurian age at 414±9 My. A fault heads north-north-west from Macarthur Hill with a quartz outcrop.[21]