Weston, Australian Capital Territory
| Weston Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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  Weston | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°20′17″S 149°03′32″E / 35.338°S 149.059°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 4,000 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,290/km2 (3,300/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2611 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 575 m (1,886 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| District | Weston Creek | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Murrumbidgee | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bean | ||||||||||||||
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Weston (postcode: 2611) is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. At the 2021 census, Weston had a population of 4,000 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]
Suburb amenities[edit]
Weston Creek Centre[edit]
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.
Churches[edit]
- St Peters (Anglican church)
- Baháʼí Faith
- Church of Christ (non-denominational)
- Presbyterian
- Uniting Church in Australia
- Sikh temple-Gurduara
Educational institutions[edit]
- Orana School
- Canberra Institute of Technology
- Islamic School of Canberra
Australian Defence College[edit]
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.
Geology[edit]
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.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Weston". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Suburb Name search results". ACT Environment and Sustainable Development. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ Henderson, G. A. M.; Matveev, G. (1980). Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs (Map). 1:50000.
