Banks, Australian Capital Territory
| Banks Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
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| Population: | 4,907 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1992 | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted: | 12 March 1987 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2906 | ||||||||||||
| District: | Tuggeranong | ||||||||||||
| Assembly Electorate: | Brindabella | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Canberra | ||||||||||||
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Banks is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. It is the most southerly suburb of Canberra. The suburb is named after Sir Joseph Banks (1743–1820), the botanist who accompanied Captain James Cook to the Pacific Ocean on which he entered Botany Bay in 1770.[2] The suburb was gazetted on 12 March 1987.[2] The theme of the street names is botany or natural history.[2]
Banks is located next to the suburbs of Conder and Gordon. It is bounded by Box Hill Avenue, Tom Roberts Avenue and Tharwa Drive. Located in the suburb is Beau and Jessi Park and the Banks Oval.
The Rob Roy Nature Park is a hilly region to the east of Banks. The suburb itself slopes gently to the west north west.
There is a small shopping centre in the suburb, on the main internal road, Pockett Avenue.
[edit] Geology
Alluvium covers the whole suburb. Underneath the alluvium and on the surrounding hills are Deakin Volcanics erupted during the Silurian age at 414 Mya.[3]
[edit] See also
- "Place names search". Australian Government, Geoscience Australia. http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazm01?placename=Banks&placetype=R&state=ACT. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Banks (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC81026&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ a b c Canberra's suburb and street names : origins and meanings. Department of the Environment, Land and Planning. 1992. p. 1. ISBN 1 86331 128 9.
- ^ Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.
Coordinates: 35°28′23″S 149°05′42″E / 35.473°S 149.095°E
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