Stirling, Australian Capital Territory
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| Stirling Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
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| Population: | 2,043 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1970 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2611 | ||||||||||||
| District: | Weston Creek | ||||||||||||
| Assembly Electorate: | Molonglo | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Canberra | ||||||||||||
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Stirling is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It is located in the Weston Creek district.
The suburb is named after Sir James Stirling (1791–1865) who was the first Governor of Western Australia between 1829–1839 and established settlements at Perth and Fremantle in 1829.[2] The suburb was gazetted in 1970.[2]
[edit] Geology
Deakin Volcanics red-purple and green grey rhyodacite with spherulitic texture cover most of Stirling except for Laidlaw Volcanics pale to dark grey tuff on the southernmost quarter. Quaternary Alluvium covers the south west quarter.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Stirling (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC81456&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
- ^ a b "Suburb Name search results". ACT Planning & Land Authority. http://apps.actpla.act.gov.au/actlic/places/search/suburbResults_new3.asp?suburbName=Stirling&Submit=Continue. Retrieved 22 February 2009.[dead link]
Coordinates: 35°20′56″S 149°03′00″E / 35.349°S 149.050°E
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