Page, Australian Capital Territory
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| Page Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
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| Population: | 2,695 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| District: | Belconnen | ||||||||||||
| Assembly Electorate: | Ginninderra | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Fraser | ||||||||||||
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Page is a suburb of Canberra, in the district of Belconnen. The suburb is named in honour of Sir Earle Page, a former Prime Minister. Streets in Page are named in honour of Australian scientists. On Census night 2006, Page had a population of 2,695 people.[1]
[edit] Geology
Silurian age Green grey rhyodacite of the Walker Volcanics underlie the south and center of the suburb. A lens of limestone is found just to the west of the center of the suburb. The mid west has purple and green-grey dacite of the Walker Volcanics that was deposited before the rhyodacite. The north east has purple rhyodacite from the Deakin Volcanics. The Page north west has pink rhyolite from the Deakin Volcanics.
Coordinates: 35°14′18″S 149°02′57″E / 35.23833°S 149.04917°E
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Page (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC81391&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
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