Harrison, Australian Capital Territory
| Harrison Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
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| Population: | 304 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2914 | ||||||||||||
| Elevation: | 612 m (2,008 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| District: | Gungahlin | ||||||||||||
| Assembly Electorate: | Molonglo | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Fraser | ||||||||||||
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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.
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[edit] Schools
| Name | Suburb | Type | District | Opened | Website | Notes |
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| 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 |
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| 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
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ 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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