Harrison, Australian Capital Territory

Harrison is a suburb of the district of Gungahlin in Canberra, Australia. The suburb is named after the former city planner Peter Harrison, who was instrumental in reviving Walter Burley Griffin's plan for the National Capital. The suburb is adjacent to the suburbs of Franklin, Gungahlin, Throsby, Kenny and the industrial estate Mitchell. Harrison's place names reflects those of "natural features, waterfalls, plains, tablelands and plateaux".[2] The suburb is located approximately 2 km east of the Gungahlin Town Centre and about 10 km from the centre of Canberra.

Harrison
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Light rail construction on Flemington Road, Harrison
Harrison
Coordinates35°11′51″S 149°9′16″E
Population7,687 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2,560/km2 (6,640/sq mi)
Postcode(s)2914
Elevation612 m (2,008 ft)
Area3.0 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
DistrictGungahlin
Territory electorate(s)Yerrabi
Federal Division(s)Fenner
Suburbs around Harrison:
Gungahlin Gungahlin
Franklin Harrison Kenny
Mitchell

After the launch of Light Rail on 20 April by ACT government[3], Harrison residents can enjoy the benefits of Light Rail from any of the Flemington Road stops.

Schools
Name Suburb Type District Opened Website Notes
Harrison SchoolHarrisonPublicGungahlin2008WebsiteK-10
Mother Teresa Primary SchoolHarrisonCatholicGungahlin2010WebsiteK-6
Harrison Early Childhood CentreHarrisonPrivateGungahlin2010WebsiteK-2

Parks
Harrison Green flats
Harrison and Franklin aerial view from north east
Name Address PlayGym
Eric Mawson St, Harrison ACT 2914Yes
Carrick ParkTurtle Rock St, Harrison ACT 2914No
ThomasisagayoneTanami St, Harrison ACT 2914Yes
MordecaisimpMoonlight St, Harrison ACT 2914Yes

Geology
See also: Geology of the Australian Capital Territory

Harrison is underlaid mostly by the Canberra Formation mudstone or volcanics from the late middle Silurian age. Near the eastern corner is an outcrop of the Ainslie Volcanics dacite or andesite.[4]

Footnotes
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Harrison (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  2. "Suburb Name search results". ACT Environment and Sustainable Development. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  3. https://www.transport.act.gov.au/about-us/public-transport-options/light-rail/light-rail-launch-event
  4. Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.
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