Weston, Australian Capital Territory
| Weston Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
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| Population: | 3,176 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1970 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2611 | ||||||||||||
| District: | Weston Creek | ||||||||||||
| Assembly Electorate: | Molonglo | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Canberra | ||||||||||||
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Weston (postcode: 2611) is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. On Census night 2006, Weston had a population of 3,176 people. [1]
Weston was named after a former homestead built in the area sometime around 1835.[2] The Weston Creek grant was once held by Captain Edward Weston the Superintendent of the Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney. Streets in Weston are named after artists.[2]
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[edit] Suburb amenities
[edit] Weston Creek Centre
Weston contains the central shopping area of the Weston Creek district, which includes the Cooleman Court shopping centre. Other facilities in the Weston Creek centre include a post office, petrol station, restaurants, clubs, real estate agents and many other specialty shops.
[edit] Churches
- St Peters (Anglican church)
- Bahá'í Faith
- Church of Christ (non-denominational)
- Presbyterian
- Uniting Church in Australia
[edit] Educational institutions
- Orana School is on Hickey Street
- Weston Creek Primary School[3] in Hilder Street was closed in December 2006.
- Canberra Institute of Technology Horticulture School has a campus in Heysen Street
[edit] Australian Defence College
The Australian Defence College's Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies (CDSS) and Australian Command and Staff College (ACSC) are both located at Weston Creek.
[edit] Geology
Deakin Volcanics green grey and purple rhyodacite mostly covers Weston. The Deakin Volcanics green grey, purple and cream rhyolite can be seen between Parkinson St and Namatjira Drive and forms a large outcrop in the park to the east of Cooleman Court. A band of pink and green rhyolitic instrusive porphyry runs across Weston from west to east. It is fault uplifted on the southern side. Deakin Volcanics red-purple and green-grey rhyodacite with spherulitic texture is along Hindmarsh Drive on the southern border of the suburb.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Weston (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC81506&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=Weston&Submit=Continue. Retrieved 22 February 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Weston Creek Primary School
[edit] External links
- Weston, Australian Capital Territory is at coordinates 35°20′17″S 149°03′32″E / 35.338°S 149.059°ECoordinates: 35°20′17″S 149°03′32″E / 35.338°S 149.059°E
