Lyons, Australian Capital Territory
Encyclopedia : L : LY : LYO : Lyons, Australian Capital Territory
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| District: | Woden Valley | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1965 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2606 | ||||||||||||
| Population: | (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Median property value: | $380,000 (2005)[link] | ||||||||||||
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It is next to the suburbs of Weston, Curtin, Phillip and Chifley. It is bounded by Melrose Drive, Tuggeranong Parkway, Hindmarsh Drive. Located in the suburb is the Canberra Nature Park of Oakey Hill Nature Reserve, which has a number of walking trails. It also has a [primary school] and neighbourhood oval.
Streets in Lyons are named after locations in Tasmania.
Geology
Deakin Volcanics green-grey and purple rhyodacite in the west strip along Hindmarsh Drive and on Oakey Hill. Deakin Volcanics purple and green tuff in south east and north west. Deakin Volcanics Pink and green rhyodacitic porphyry is in the west on the higher parts. Yarralumla Formation calcareous shale is in the center and along Devonport street and in the north east. Mount Painter Volcanics cream rhyolite in the mid north. In Lyons it is evident that the Deakin Volcanics are laid on top of the Yarralumla Formation, which in turn overlies the Mount Painter Volcanics. A fault running east west shows itself as a line of quartz on the surface of the ground. An anticline heads in a north-south orientation through the east of the suburb. The Deakin acid Volcanics can be observed in cuttings along Tuggeranong Parkway, and Devonport Street.
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