Harrison, Australian Capital Territory

Harrison
	Harrison; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
	Harrison
Population:	304 (2006 census)
Postcode:	2914
Elevation:	612 m (2,008 ft)
Location:	13 km (8 mi) North of Canberra; 14.8 km (9 mi) North East of Belconnen; 30 km (19 mi) North of Tuggeranong; 291 km (181 mi) South West of Sydney; 225 km (140 mi) North of Thredbo;
District:	Gungahlin
Assembly Electorate:	Molonglo
Federal Division:	Fraser
	Suburbs around Harrison:

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Harrison is a suburb of the district of Gungahlin in Canberra, Australia. The suburb is named after the former city planner Peter Harrison, who was instrumental in reviving Walter Burley Griffin's plan for the National Capital. The suburb is adjacent to the suburbs of Franklin, Gungahlin, Throsby, Kenny and the industrial estate Mitchell. Harrison's place names reflects those of "natural features, waterfalls, plains, tablelands and plateaux".^[2] The suburb is located approximately 2 km east of the Gungahlin Town Centre and about 10 km from the centre of Canberra.

[edit] Schools

Name	Suburb	Type	District	Opened	Website	Notes
Harrison School	Harrison	Public	Gungahlin	2008	Website	K-6
Mother Teresa Primary School	Harrison	Catholic	Gungahlin	2010	Website	K-2
Harrison Early Childhood Centre	Harrison	Private	Gungahlin	2010	Website	K-2

[edit] Parks

Name	Address	PlayGym
	Eric Mawson St, Harrison ACT 2914	Yes
	Turtle Rock St, Harrison ACT 2914	No
Mullion Park	Tanami St, Harrison ACT 2914	Yes
	Moonlight St, Harrison ACT 2914	Yes

[edit] Geology

Harrison is underlaid mostly by the Canberra Formation mudstone or volcanics from the late middle Silurian age. Near the eastern corner is an outcrop of the Ainslie Volcanics dacite or andesite.^[3]

Coordinates: 35°10′51″S 149°08′39″E / 35.18096°S 149.14404°E / -35.18096; 149.14404

[edit] Footnotes

Harrison and Franklin aerial view from north east

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Harrison (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC81236&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
^ "Suburb Name search results". ACT Planning & Land Authority. http://apps.actpla.act.gov.au/actlic/places/search/suburbResults_new3.asp?suburbName=HARRISON&Submit=Continue. Retrieved 27 April 2009. ^{[dead link]}
^ Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.

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[Census2006Y-0] Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Harrison (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC81236&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2009-04-27.

[1] "Suburb Name search results". ACT Planning & Land Authority. http://apps.actpla.act.gov.au/actlic/places/search/suburbResults_new3.asp?suburbName=HARRISON&Submit=Continue. Retrieved 27 April 2009. ^{[dead link]}

[2] Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.

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