Hackett, Australian Capital Territory

Hackett Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Population	2,991 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	1,570/km2 (4,080/sq mi)
Established	1960
Postcode(s)	2602
Area	1.9 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
District	North Canberra
Territory electorate(s)	Kurrajong
Federal Division(s)	Fenner
Suburbs around Hackett: Watson Watson Canberra Nature Park Dickson Hackett Canberra Nature Park Ainslie Canberra Nature Park Canberra Nature Park

Hackett is an Inner North suburb of Canberra. It was named after Sir John Winthrop Hackett (1848–1916), who was a newspaper editor and worker for the Federation of Australia. Streets in Hackett are named after scientists.^[2]

Hackett is next to Watson, Dickson and Ainslie. It is bounded by Antill Street and Philip Avenue, and the Canberra Nature Park of Mount Ainslie/Mount Majura, with Mount Majura located behind Hackett to the east. Hackett has a neighbourhood oval, and shopping centre.

Hackett sign

Hackett oval

Particular street names

• Madigan Street is named after geologist Cecil Thomas Madigan.^[3]
• Richards Street is named after geologist Henry Caselli Richards
• Rivett Street is named after chemist Albert Cherbury David Rivett.^[4]
• Selwyn Street is named after English Australian geologist Alfred R. C. Selwyn
• Skeats Street is named after English Australian geologist Ernest Willington Skeats.^[5]

Geology

Aerial view of Hackett from north east

Calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation is overlain by Quaternary alluvium. This rock is the limestone of the original title of Canberra "Limestone Plains". The higher eastern side of Hackett is on top of the lowest layer of the Ainslie Volcanics, a grey Dacite and other erupted particles such as agglomerate and tuff.^[6]

Footnotes

Coordinates: 35°14′53″S 149°09′46″E / 35.24806°S 149.16278°E / -35.24806; 149.16278