Florey, Australian Capital Territory
| Florey Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 5,040 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,660/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2615 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| District | Belconnen | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Ginninderra | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fraser | ||||||||||||||
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Florey (postcode: 2615) is a residential suburb of the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Florey was gazetted on 5 August 1975 and most houses were constructed in the mid-1980s. A minor industrial area was located in the suburb prior to residential development.
The suburb itself is named after Howard Florey, Baron Florey, who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 for his role in the extraction of penicillin. The streets of Florey are named after Australian scientists.[2]
Location
Florey is the closest suburb to the Belconnen Town Centre (other than the suburb of Belconnen itself), and has its own shopping centre, on the corner of Kesteven Street and Ratcliffe Crescent. The shopping centre displays a bronze plaque explaining the significance of Lord Florey's life and work.
Education
The suburb supports three schools, the Catholic St. Francis Xavier College (7-12) and St John's Primary (K-6), and the government-run Florey Primary School.
Florey Shopping Centre (Florey Shops)
The suburb has a large town centre with a variety of shops including : Pampered Pooches (Pet Grooming Shop), Florey Medical Centre, Florey Dental Care, Cycle Surgery (Bicycle Shop), Chinese Takeaway, Newsagency, Bakery, SUPA express and liquor store, Physiotherapist, Florey Hair Dressers, Dominos Pizza Store (Australia's busiest Dominos restaurant), Chiropracter, Florey Pharmacy, Florey Butcher.
Political representation
For the purposes of Australian federal elections for the House of Representatives, Florey is in the Division of Fraser.[3]
For the purposes of Australian Capital Territory elections for the ACT Legislative Assembly, Florey is in the Ginninderra electorate.[4]
Geology
Going from the north east corner to the south west, bands of the following rocks, all of Silurian age, are comprised within the geology of Florey:
- Green grey dacite and quartz andesite of the Hawkins Volcanics
- The Deakin Fault
- Calcareous shale from the Yass Subgroup
- green grey and purple rhyodacite
- purple rhyodacite
- pink rhyolite
- purple-pink rhyolite
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Florey (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ "Suburb Name search results". ACT Environment and Sustainable Development. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Fraser (ACT)". Current federal electoral divisions. Australian Electoral Commission. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^ "Electorates 2012 election". Electorates. ACT Electoral Commission. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
