Weston, Australian Capital Territory
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| District: | Weston Creek | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1970 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2611 | ||||||||||||
| Population: | 3127 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Median property value: | $348,000 (2005)[link] | ||||||||||||
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Weston (postcode: 2611) is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. In the 2001 census 3,127 people were counted in Weston.
Weston was named after a former homestead built in the area sometime around 1835. The Weston Creek grant was once held by Captain Edward Weston the Superintendent of the Hyde Park Convict Barracks, Sydney. Streets in Weston are named after artists.
Weston Creek Centre
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
- St Peters (Anglican church)
- Bahá'í Faith
- Church of Christ (non-denominational)
- Presbyterian
- Uniting Church in Australia
Schools
Orana School is on Hickey Street. Weston Creek Primary School [link] is in Hilder Street. The Canberra Institute of Technology Horticulture School has a campus in Heysen Street.Geology
Deakin Volcanics green grey and purple rhyodacite mostly covers Weston. Deakin Volcanics green grey, purple and cream rhyolite outcrop between Parkinson St and Namatjira Drive and form a large outcrop in the park to the east of Cooleman Court. A band of pink and green rhyolitic instrusive porphyry fault uplifted on the southern side runs across Weston from west to east. Deakin Volcanics red-purple and green grey rhyodacite with spherulitic texture is along Hindmarsh Drive on the southern border of the suburb.
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