O'Malley, Australian Capital Territory
O'Malley Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°21′09″S 149°06′31″E / 35.35250°S 149.10861°ECoordinates: 35°21′09″S 149°06′31″E / 35.35250°S 149.10861°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 991 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 381/km2 (987/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1973 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2606 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
District | Woden Valley | ||||||||||||||
Territory electorate(s) | Murrumbidgee | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Canberra | ||||||||||||||
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O'Malley (postcode: 2606) is a suburb in the Canberra, Australian Capital Territory district of Woden Valley. At the 2016 census, O'Malley had a population of 991 people.[1] There are numerous embassies in O'Malley. In 2011, 42.8% of the population was foreign-born, the fifth-highest for any Canberra suburb.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4]
Embassies
Embassies and High Commissions in O'Malley | |||||
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Bangladesh | Chile | Croatia | Czech Republic | Ecuador | |
Eritrea | Georgia | Iran | Iraq | Kuwait | |
Laos | Libya | Mongolia | Malta | Pakistan | |
Portugal | Romania | Samoa | Serbia | Slovakia | |
United Arab Emirates | Uganda | Venezuela | Vietnam | Zimbabwe |
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "O'Malley (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ↑ "Where do migrants live? (4102.0 - Australian Social Trends, 2014)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ↑ "Suburb Name search results". ACT Environment and Sustainable Development. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ↑ Henderson, G. A. M.; Matveev, G. (1980). Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs (Map). 1:50000.
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