Gordon, Australian Capital Territory

Suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

35°27′04″S 149°05′06″E / 35.451°S 149.085°E / -35.451; 149.085Population7,892 (SAL 2021)^[1]Established1990Gazetted12 March 1987Postcode(s)2906Area4.4 km² (1.7 sq mi)DistrictTuggeranongTerritory electorate(s)BrindabellaFederal division(s)Bean

Suburbs around Gordon:
Bonython	Bonython	Calwell
Murrumbidgee River Corridor	Gordon	Conder
Murrumbidgee River Corridor	Murrumbidgee River Corridor	Banks

Gordon is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. The postcode is 2906. The suburb is named after the poet Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833–1870).^[2] It was gazetted on 12 March 1987.^[2] Streets are named after sportspersons, an example is Woodfull Loop, named after the captain of the Australia national cricket team during the Bodyline test series.^[2]

It is next to the suburbs of Bonython, Conder and Banks. It is located on the west side of Tharwa Drive. Located in the suburb is the Point Hut Pond, with the Point Hut district park. Gordon has a primary school and neighbourhood oval.

Geology

Quaternary alluvium is found in south and centre of Gordon. Deakin Volcanics rhyodacitic crystal tuff from the Silurian age is on the surface in the north of the suburb.^[3]

References

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^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gordon (ACT) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Canberra's suburb and street names : origins and meanings. Department of the Environment, Land and Planning. 1992. p. 45. ISBN 1-86331-128-9.
^ Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.