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Garran, Australian Capital Territory

Garran, Australian Capital Territory
FieldValue
typesuburb
nameGarran
stateact
cityCanberra
imageGarranShops.JPG
captionGarran local shops
lgaWoden Valley
postcode2605
est1966
elevation620
area2.7
pop3,706
pop_year
pop_footnotes
alternative_location_mapAustralia ACT districted Canberra
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Canberra
coordinates
stategovMurrumbidgee
fedgovCanberra
dist110
dir1S
location1Canberra CBD
dist214
dir2W
location2Queanbeyan
dist3101
dir3SW
location3Goulburn
dist4298
dir4SW
location4Sydney
near-nwHughes
near-nRed Hill
near-neRed Hill
near-eRed Hill
near-wPhillip
near-swPhillip
near-sO'Malley
near-seSymonston

| near-nw = Hughes | near-n = Red Hill | near-ne = Red Hill | near-e = Red Hill | near-w = Phillip | near-sw = Phillip | near-s = O'Malley | near-se = Symonston

Garran is a suburb in the Woden district of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. Garran was named after Sir Robert Garran who made numerous contributions to the development of higher education in Canberra. The streets in Garran are named after Australian writers. The suburb was first developed in 1966 and has an area of 2.74 km2.

Demographics

1970s townhouses in Garran

At the , Garran had a population of 3,706 people. 61.9% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were India (6.8%) and England (3.9%). 66.8% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin (3.0%), Telugu (2.5%) and Malayalam (2.3%). The most common responses for religion were No Religion (38.5%) and Catholic (21.5%).

Geology

Garran contains volcanic materials from the Silurian Age. Deakin volcanics purple and green tuff is under the Canberra hospital, around Ingamells Street in the north and the base of Davidson Hill. Deakin Volcanics coarse dark purple rhyodacite is under Fitchett Street and Couvreur Street areas. Deakin Volcanics green grey and purple rhyodacite is in the centre and south of Garran.

Suburb amenities

The [[Canberra Hospital]] is located in Garran

The Canberra Hospital is located in Garran. The suburb also contains three primary schools: a government school, Garran Primary; a special school for the intellectually disabled, Malkara School and a Catholic school, Sts. Peter & Paul Primary School.

References

References

  1. {{Census 2021 AUS
  2. "Suburb Name search results". ACT Environment and Sustainable Development.
  3. (1980). "Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs".
  4. [http://www.garranps.act.edu.au/ Garran Primary website]
  5. [http://www.malkara.act.edu.au/ Malkara School website]
  6. [http://www.spandp.cg.catholic.edu.au/ Saints Peter and Paul Primary website] {{webarchive. link. (2 February 2006 ?)
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