Dunlop, Australian Capital Territory
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Dunlop is a suburb of Belconnen
, Australian Capital Territory
, Australia
. Dunlop is located at the far north-west edge of Canberra, nearby the border with the state of New South Wales
. Located approximately 11.6 kilometers north-west of the city, Dunlop is situated next to the suburbs of Fraser
, Charnwood
and Macgregor
. At the edge and within Dunlop lies the Canberra Nature Park
called Dunlop Grasslands Nature Reserve
, West Belconnen Ponds, Jarramlee Pond and Fassifern Pond which are part of the Ginninderra Catchment.
Dunlop is named after Lieutenant Colonel
Sir Ernest Edward 'Weary' Dunlop , AC
, CMG, OBE (Edward Dunlop
) who was an Australian surgeon
and was renowned for his leadership whilst being held prisoner of war
by the Japan
ese during World War II
. He was born in Wangaratta, Victoria
, Australia
. Streets in Dunlop are named after inventors, inventions and artists.
persons, compared with 2.3% Indigenous persons in Australia.
The Census showed 26.9% of the population usually resident in Dunlop (Suburb) were children aged between 0–14 years, and 10.2% were persons aged 55 years and over. The median age of persons in Dunlop (Suburb) was 29 years, compared with 37 years for persons in Australia.
The 2006 Census depicted 91.5% of persons usually resident in Dunlop (Suburb) were Australian citizens, 17.9% were born overseas and 0.4% were overseas visitors. The 2006 showed that 78.4% of persons usually resident in Dunlop (Suburb) stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses within Dunlop (Suburb) were: England
3.3%, New Zealand
1.2%, Viet Nam 1.2%, Philippines
0.8% and Scotland
0.7%.
In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for persons usually resident in Dunlop (Suburb) were Catholic
29.3%, No Religion 22.2%, Anglican 17.7%, Uniting Church 4.4% and Buddhism
2.9%. The 2006 Census also revealed that In the 2006 Census, 55.8% of persons aged 15 years and over usually resident in Dunlop (Suburb) were married, 31.3% never married, 10.8% separated or divorced and 2.1% widowed.
In Dunlop (Suburb), the median weekly individual income for persons aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $795, compared with $466 in Australia. The median
weekly household income
was $1,612, compared with $1,027 in Australia. The median weekly family
income was $1,700, compared with $1,171 in Australia. In the 2006 Census, there were 1,655 families in Dunlop (Suburb): 52.7% were couple families with children, 33.0% were couple families without children, 13.1% were one parent families and 1.3% were other families.
In the Census there were 2,008 occupied private dwellings counted in Dunlop (Suburb): 96.7% were separate houses, 3.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc., 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.
.
School and St Francis Xavier College.
In the suburb of Charnwood there are two churches. In the now closed Charnwood High School is the Canberra Christian Life Centre
and just down the road is Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.
s for all ages with an array of play equipment. There are also a number of parks that are grassed and covered with different varieties of trees, large rocks to play on and walking and cycle paths.
' which are small areas within the suburb. Some estates range from the beginning of the development of Dunlop and number around 50 houses to the recent development of Ginninderra
Ponds with house numbering around in the 100's. All the estates entrances have unique signs and features.
The estates are:
Some street names in the suburb of Dunlop are:
The median
house price for the Dunlop suburb (2011) is $486,750.
was originally a working homestead but by the 1920s it was an active equestrian
park. Fassifern Homestead is currently unused and it is owned by Territory and Municipal Services (TAMS).
age.
Deakin Volcanics purple rhyodacite
is found in most of Dunlop. Grey tuff from the Laidlaw Volcanics was
erupted on top in the south west. The Deakin Fault passes along the north east edge of Dunlop. On the north
east of the fault the green-grey dacite
and quartz andesite
of the Hawkins Volcanics were uplifted.
Belconnen
Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory ....
, Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Dunlop is located at the far north-west edge of Canberra, nearby the border with the state of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. Located approximately 11.6 kilometers north-west of the city, Dunlop is situated next to the suburbs of Fraser
Fraser, Australian Capital Territory
Fraser is a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen. It lies at the north west end of Belconnen. The postcode is 2615. The suburb is named after James Reay Fraser, who was Member of the Australian House of Representatives for the Division of Australian Capital Territory from 1951 to 1970 and...
, Charnwood
Charnwood, Australian Capital Territory
Charnwood is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory.-Design:Charnwood's design was based on the Radburn town planning principle. Under this design, houses were to face common parkland, with the suburb's streets servicing garages situated at the rear of...
and Macgregor
Macgregor, Australian Capital Territory
Macgregor is a residential suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra. It was gazetted on 9 September 1971. It lies next to the suburbs of Dunlop, Latham and Holt on the western side of Belconnen, with Florey Drive the boundary to the east, Ginninderra Drive on the north, and Southern Cross...
. At the edge and within Dunlop lies the Canberra Nature Park
Canberra Nature Park
The Canberra Nature Park is actually 30 separate protected areas in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, ranging from bushland hills to lowland native grassland...
called Dunlop Grasslands Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
, West Belconnen Ponds, Jarramlee Pond and Fassifern Pond which are part of the Ginninderra Catchment.
Dunlop is named after Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
Sir Ernest Edward 'Weary' Dunlop , AC
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
, CMG, OBE (Edward Dunlop
Edward Dunlop
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Ernest Edward "Weary" Dunlop, AC, CMG, OBE was an Australian surgeon who was renowned for his leadership while being held prisoner by the Japanese during World War II.-Early life and family:...
) who was an Australian surgeon
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
and was renowned for his leadership whilst being held prisoner of war
Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
by the Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He was born in Wangaratta, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Streets in Dunlop are named after inventors, inventions and artists.
Demographics
In the 2006 Australian Census (held on 8 August 2006), there were 5,851 persons usually resident in Dunlop (Suburb): 49.9% were males and 50.1% were females. Of the total population in Dunlop (Suburb) 1.6% were IndigenousIndigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
persons, compared with 2.3% Indigenous persons in Australia.
The Census showed 26.9% of the population usually resident in Dunlop (Suburb) were children aged between 0–14 years, and 10.2% were persons aged 55 years and over. The median age of persons in Dunlop (Suburb) was 29 years, compared with 37 years for persons in Australia.
The 2006 Census depicted 91.5% of persons usually resident in Dunlop (Suburb) were Australian citizens, 17.9% were born overseas and 0.4% were overseas visitors. The 2006 showed that 78.4% of persons usually resident in Dunlop (Suburb) stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses within Dunlop (Suburb) were: England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
3.3%, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
1.2%, Viet Nam 1.2%, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
0.8% and Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
0.7%.
In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for persons usually resident in Dunlop (Suburb) were Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
29.3%, No Religion 22.2%, Anglican 17.7%, Uniting Church 4.4% and Buddhism
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
2.9%. The 2006 Census also revealed that In the 2006 Census, 55.8% of persons aged 15 years and over usually resident in Dunlop (Suburb) were married, 31.3% never married, 10.8% separated or divorced and 2.1% widowed.
In Dunlop (Suburb), the median weekly individual income for persons aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $795, compared with $466 in Australia. The median
Median
In probability theory and statistics, a median is described as the numerical value separating the higher half of a sample, a population, or a probability distribution, from the lower half. The median of a finite list of numbers can be found by arranging all the observations from lowest value to...
weekly household income
Income
Income is the consumption and savings opportunity gained by an entity within a specified time frame, which is generally expressed in monetary terms. However, for households and individuals, "income is the sum of all the wages, salaries, profits, interests payments, rents and other forms of earnings...
was $1,612, compared with $1,027 in Australia. The median weekly family
Family
In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...
income was $1,700, compared with $1,171 in Australia. In the 2006 Census, there were 1,655 families in Dunlop (Suburb): 52.7% were couple families with children, 33.0% were couple families without children, 13.1% were one parent families and 1.3% were other families.
In the Census there were 2,008 occupied private dwellings counted in Dunlop (Suburb): 96.7% were separate houses, 3.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc., 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.
.
Schools and Churches
There are no schools within the Dunlop suburb. In the nearby suburbs of Charnwood, Fraser and Macgregor there are several public schools and independent schools; Charnwood-Dunlop Primary School, Fraser Primary School, Macgregor Primary School and St.Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School. The nearby High Schools and Colleges are the, 'super' school, Ginninderra District School, Melba-CoplandCopland College
Copland College opened in 1978 at Copland Drive, Melba, Australian Capital Territory, AustraliaIt is a supporter of the IB Diploma Program.In 2007, it has been decided by the ACT Government, to merge Copland College and Melba High School...
School and St Francis Xavier College.
In the suburb of Charnwood there are two churches. In the now closed Charnwood High School is the Canberra Christian Life Centre
Christian Life Centre
Christian Life Centre is generally a name given to churches that are affiliated with the Assemblies of God in Australia, a Pentecostal denomination in Australia. The CLC stream of churches started when Frank Houston moved to Australia in 1977 and planted Sydney Christian Life Centre...
and just down the road is Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.
Playgrounds and Parks
In the Dunlop suburb there are around 8 children's playgroundPlayground
A playground or play area is a place with a specific design for children be able to play there. It may be indoors but is typically outdoors...
s for all ages with an array of play equipment. There are also a number of parks that are grassed and covered with different varieties of trees, large rocks to play on and walking and cycle paths.
Estates
The suburb of Dunlop has been designed to have a number of 'estatesHousing estate
A housing estate is a group of buildings built together as a single development. The exact form may vary from country to country. Accordingly, a housing estate is usually built by a single contractor, with only a few styles of house or building design, so they tend to be uniform in appearance...
' which are small areas within the suburb. Some estates range from the beginning of the development of Dunlop and number around 50 houses to the recent development of Ginninderra
Ginninderra
Ginninderra is the name of the former agricultural lands surrendered to urban development on the western and north-western fringes of Canberra, Australia's National Capital...
Ponds with house numbering around in the 100's. All the estates entrances have unique signs and features.
The estates are:
- The Meadows
- Ginninderra Ridge
- Ginninderra Ponds
- Dunlop Hills
- Jarramlee Park
Some street names in the suburb of Dunlop are:
- AkubraAkubraAkubra is an Australian brand of bush hat, whose wide-brimmed styles are a distinctive part of Australian culture, especially in rural areas. The name is believed to be derived from an Aboriginal word for head covering....
Place - Akubra is an Australian brand of hat, whose wide-brimmed styles are a distinctive part of Australian culture, especially in rural areas. The name is believed to be derived from an Aboriginal word for head covering. - BuckmasterErnest BuckmasterErnest William Buckmaster Australian artist born in Victoria who won the Archibald Prize in 1932 with a portrait of Sir William Irvine.Buckmaster studied at the National Gallery School in Melbourne ....
Crescent - Ernest William Buckmaster (1897–1968) Australian artist born in Victoria who won the Archibald Prize in 1932 with a portrait of Sir William Irvine. - Evelyn OwenEvelyn OwenEvelyn Ernest Owen was the Australian who developed the Owen Submachine Gun which was used in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.-Early life:Evelyn Owen was born on 15 May 1915 in Wollongong, New South Wales...
Crescent - Evelyn Ernest Owen (15 May 1915–1 April 1949) was an Australian who developed the Owen Submachine Gun which was used in World War II, Korean War and the Vietnam War. - Lance HillHills HoistA Hills Hoist is a height-adjustable rotary clothes line, manufactured in Adelaide, South Australia by Lance Hill since 1945. The Hills Hoist and similar rotary clothes hoists remain a common fixture in many backyards in Australia and New Zealand...
Avenue - he manufactured the Hills hoist, in 1945 in Adelaide. A Hills hoist is a height-adjustable rotary clothes line. - PolilightPolilightThe Polilight is a portable, high-intensity, filtered light source used by forensic scientists and others to detect fingerprints, bodily fluids and other evidence from crime scenes and other places....
Street - The Polilight is a portable, high-intensity, filtered light source used by forensic scientists and others to detect fingerprints, bodily fluids and other evidence from crime scenes and other places. - Stump JumpStump-jump ploughThe stump-jump plough is a kind of plough invented in South Australia in the late nineteenth century by Richard Bowyer Smith to solve the particular problem of preparing mallee lands for cultivation.-The problem:...
Crescent - The stump-jump plough is a kind of plough invented in South Australia in the late nineteenth century by Richard Bowyer Smith to solve the particular problem of preparing mallee lands for cultivation. - Victa Place - The Victa lawn mower was invented in 1952, in Concord a suburb of Sydney, Australia, by Mervyn Victor Richardson.
The median
Median
In probability theory and statistics, a median is described as the numerical value separating the higher half of a sample, a population, or a probability distribution, from the lower half. The median of a finite list of numbers can be found by arranging all the observations from lowest value to...
house price for the Dunlop suburb (2011) is $486,750.
Fassifern Homestead/ Equestrian Park
Fassifern HomesteadHomestead (buildings)
A homestead is either a single building, or collection of buildings grouped together on a large agricultural holding, such as a ranch, station or a large agricultural operation of some other designation.-See also:* Farm house* Homestead Act...
was originally a working homestead but by the 1920s it was an active equestrian
Equestrianism
Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...
park. Fassifern Homestead is currently unused and it is owned by Territory and Municipal Services (TAMS).
Geology
Rocks in Dunlop are from the SilurianSilurian
The Silurian is a geologic period and system that extends from the end of the Ordovician Period, about 443.7 ± 1.5 Mya , to the beginning of the Devonian Period, about 416.0 ± 2.8 Mya . As with other geologic periods, the rock beds that define the period's start and end are well identified, but the...
age.
Deakin Volcanics purple rhyodacite
Rhyodacite
Rhyodacite is an extrusive volcanic rock intermediate in composition between dacite and rhyolite. It is the extrusive equivalent of granodiorite. Phenocrysts of sodium rich plagioclase, sanidine, quartz, and biotite or hornblende are typically set in an aphanitic to glassy light to intermediate...
is found in most of Dunlop. Grey tuff from the Laidlaw Volcanics was
erupted on top in the south west. The Deakin Fault passes along the north east edge of Dunlop. On the north
east of the fault the green-grey dacite
Dacite
Dacite is an igneous, volcanic rock. It has an aphanitic to porphyritic texture and is intermediate in composition between andesite and rhyolite. The relative proportions of feldspars and quartz in dacite, and in many other volcanic rocks, are illustrated in the QAPF diagram...
and quartz andesite
Andesite
Andesite is an extrusive igneous, volcanic rock, of intermediate composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture. In a general sense, it is the intermediate type between basalt and dacite. The mineral assemblage is typically dominated by plagioclase plus pyroxene and/or hornblende. Magnetite,...
of the Hawkins Volcanics were uplifted.
External links
- http://www.actpla.act.gov.au/tools_resources/maps_land_survey/place_names/place_search
- http://www.lda.act.gov.au/?/ginniponds/image_gallery
- http://www.police.act.gov.au/community-safety/crime-statistics/belconnen-patrol-zone/patrol-sector1.aspx
- http://www.ginninderralandcare.org.au/content.php?id=40