Barton, Australian Capital Territory

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Barton

District:

South Canberra

Established:

Postcode:

2600

Population:

747 (2001 census)

Median property value:

$425,000 (2005)[link]

Canberra suburbs near Barton
Parkes	Russell	Campbell
Capital Hill	Barton	Fyshwick
Forrest	Griffith	Kingston

Barton (postcode: 2600) is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Barton is named after Sir Edmund Barton, Australia's first Prime Minister. Streets in Barton are named after Governors. [link]

The population of Barton on census night 2001 was 747 people.

Barton is adjacent to Capital Hill. It contains the Department of The Prime Minister and Cabinet, Attorney General's Department, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and several other Commonwealth government departments.

On Kings Avenue is the controversial Edmund Barton building, which was made a heritage listed building in 2005, but which has often been criticised because of what is seen as poor design and an unpleasant look. It is designed in the International style of architecture, which has since become unpopular from when it was built.

The boundary of Barton runs along Teolpea Park east in the south east. On the east side it surrounds the East Basin of Lake Burley Griffin. In the north east the boundary is Morshead Drive. The boundary continues along Kings Avenue all the way to State Circle. State Circle forms the boundary with Capital Hill to the west. The boundary then extends along the centre of Sydney avenue, and finally along New South Wales Crescent back to Telopia Park.

Suburb Amenities

Barton mainly contains government or national institutions and so has few commercial areas such as shops. Barton contains the ACT Hospice, named Clare Holland House and located at the east end of Lake Burley Griffin. It contains the Canberra campus of the Charles Sturt University which is an Anglican seminary. The Australian Federal Police College is on Brisbane Avenue. Telopia Park School is on New South Wales Crescent.

[Brassey Hotel] was named after Sir Thomas Brassey Governor of Victoria. It was originally a guest house for mid level government officials, and for members of parliament. The Macquarie Hotel is a budget hotel in National Circuit.

Parks in Barton include Telopia Park, York Park, Bowen Park which is on the south shore of Lake Burley Griffin, and Grevillea Park on the north side of the lake.

Geology

A patch of Ordovician Pittman Formation greywacke outcrops in the south along Canberra Ave. Silurian Canberra Formation, calcareous Shale is under most of the suburb. Tertiary river gravels are found in the Blackall St area.

The controversial Edmund Barton building in Barton.

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