O'Malley, Australian Capital Territory

O'Malley
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Population: 684 (2006 census)[1]
Established: 1973
Postcode: 2606
District: Woden Valley
Assembly Electorate: Molonglo
Federal Division: Canberra
Suburbs around O'Malley:
Phillip Garran Mount Mugga Mugga
Phillip O'Malley Canberra Nature Park
Mawson Isaacs

O'Malley (postcode: 2606) is a suburb in the Canberra district of Woden Valley. On Census night 2006, O'Malley had a population of 684 people.[1] There are numerous embassies in O'Malley.

The suburb is named after King O'Malley, who was the politician who arranged the competition for a design for Canberra. Streets in O'Malley are named with Aboriginal words.

Geology

Deakin Volcanics green-grey and purple rhyodacite are under the suburb. To the east in the valley bottom is Deakin Volcanics purple and green tuff and up the slopes of Mount Mugga Mugga are Deakin Volcanics coarse dark purple rhyodacite.

See also: Geology of the Australian Capital Territory

Embassies

Embassies and High Commissions in O'Malley
 Mongolia  Botswana  Chile  Croatia  Czech Republic  Ecuador
 Eritrea  Iran  Iraq  North Korea  Kuwait
 Laos  Libya  Malta  Pakistan  Portugal
 Romania  Samoa  Serbia  Slovakia  Syria
 United Arab Emirates  Uganda  Venezuela  Vietnam  Zimbabwe

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "O'Malley (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC81376&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 1 June 2009.