Isaacs, Australian Capital Territory

Isaacs
CanberraAustralian Capital Territory

Population: 2,424 (2006 census)[1]
Established: 1986
Postcode: 2607
District: Woden Valley
Assembly Electorate: Molonglo
Federal Division: Canberra
Suburbs around Isaacs:
Phillip O'Malley
Mawson Isaacs
Farrer

Isaacs is a suburb in the district of Woden in Canberra, Australia. The postcode is 2607.

The suburb was gazetted as a Division Name on 12 May 1966 but residential housing was not built until the late 1980s. Isaacs is next to the suburbs of O'Malley, Mawson and Farrer. It is bounded by Yamba Drive and Ngunawal Drive. Located in the suburb is the Canberra Nature Park of Isaacs Ridge and the Long Gully pine plantation.

It is named after Isaac Isaacs (1855–1948), politician, Chief Justice and the first Australian born Governor-General (from 1931–36).

Theme for streets

The suburb's theme is 'educationists': the streets[2] are therefore named after people associated with Australian education. Some of the main streets in Isaacs, and their honorees, are:

Geology

Isaacs is built on Silurian age Deakin Volcanics. These are green-grey and purple coloured rhyodacite. The lower lying parts of the suburb are covered with Quaternary alluvium on top. Isaacs ridge has the same outcrops as the rest of the suburb.

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