Garran, Australian Capital Territory
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Garran is a suburb in the
Population
At the 2021 census, Garran had a population of 3,706 people. 61.9% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were India (6.8%) and England (3.9%). 66.8% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin (3.0%), Telugu (2.5%) and Malayalam (2.3%). The most common responses for religion were No Religion (38.5%) and Catholic (21.5%).[1]
Geology
Garran contains volcanic materials from the Silurian Age. Deakin volcanics purple and green tuff is under the Canberra hospital, around Ingamells Street in the north and the base of Davidson Hill. Deakin Volcanics coarse dark purple rhyodacite is under Fitchett Street and Couvreur Street areas. Deakin Volcanics green grey and purple rhyodacite is in the centre and south of Garran.[3]
Suburb amenities
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References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Garran". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Suburb Name search results". ACT Environment and Sustainable Development. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ Henderson, G. A. M.; Matveev, G. (1980). Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs (Map). 1:50000.
- ^ Garran Primary website
- ^ Malkara School website
- ^ Saints Peter and Paul Primary website Archived 2 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine?
