Evatt, Australian Capital Territory
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Evatt (/ˈɛvət/) is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Evatt lies between the suburbs of McKellar, Belconnen, Florey, Melba and Spence.
The suburb is named after
Evatt has three neighbourhood ovals: Evatt Neighbourhood Oval, adjacent to Evatt Primary School; South West Evatt Oval, and St. Monica's Primary School oval.
Evatt is bordered by Copland Drive, Owen Dixon Drive, William Webb Drive and Ginninderra Drive.
Education
The first school in the area used the building of the original
Evatt currently has three local primary schools: Evatt Primary School, Miles Franklin Primary School and St. Monica's Primary School.
Political representation
For the purposes of
For the purposes of Australian Capital Territory elections for the ACT Legislative Assembly, Evatt is in the Ginninderra electorate.[6]
Geology
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References
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- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Evatt (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Suburb Name search results". ACT Environment and Sustainable Development. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ St Paul's Burial Ground, Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, retrieved 2017-12-29
- ^ Evatt unmarked cemetery, Canberra Tracks, ACT Government, retrieved 2017-12-29
- ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Fenner (ACT)". Current federal electoral divisions. Australian Electoral Commission. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Electoral Boundaries Redistribution 2019" (PDF). Augmented ACT Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.