Curtin, Australian Capital Territory
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| District: | Woden Valley | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1962 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2605 | ||||||||||||
| Population: | 5151 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Median property value: | $421,000 (2005)[link] | ||||||||||||
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Curtin is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden. The postcode is 2605.
It is next to the suburbs of Yarralumla, Deakin, Hughes, Lyons and Weston. It is bounded by the Cotter road, Tuggeranong Parkway and Yarra Glen avenue. Located in the suburb is the Illoura Community Horse Holding Paddocks, [Curtin Primary School], [Holy Trinity Primary School], Brindabella Gardens retirement village, South Curtin Neighbourhood oval. Curtin shops is a medium sized shopping centre. Yarralumla creek runs through the edge of the suburb. The ACT emergency services bureau is there. QEII family centre is in Carruthers Street.
Geology
Curtin the suburb is full of Mount Painter Volcanics dark grey to grey green crystal tuff. Some cream rhyolite is found in the far east along Yarralumla creek. Sediments such as shale and sandstone are found in the far north east corner north of Yarralumla creek. To the west of Curtin there are horse paddocks that contain sequence of rocks getting younger as you head west. First a band of Mount Painter Volcanics cream rhyolite, followed by a band of Yarralumla Formation calcareous shale, followed by Deakin Volcanics purple and green tuff, and lastlym Deakin Volcanics green-grey and purple rhyolite. All of these rock types are from the Silurian age.
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