Stirling,_Australian_Capital_Territory

Stirling, Australian Capital Territory

Stirling, Australian Capital Territory

Suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Stirling is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It is located in the Weston Creek district.

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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] Its streets are named after Western Australian pioneers.[3]

Stirling contains the Weston Campus of the Canberra College, which is located on Fremantle Drive.

Geology

See also: Geology of the Australian Capital Territory

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 southwest quarter.[4]

References

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  1. [1]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stirling (ACT) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    "Suburb Name search results". ACT Environment and Sustainable Development. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Finding Aid: Suburbs and their Names" (PDF). Archives ACT. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  4. [4]
    Henderson, G. A. M.; Matveev, G. (1980). Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs (Map). 1:50000.


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