Hawker, Australian Capital Territory

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Suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Hawker
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Hawker

Coordinates| 35°14′38″S 149°02′17″E﻿ / ﻿35.244°S 149.038°E﻿ / -35.244; 149.038
Population| 3,008 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established| 1972
Postcode(s)| 2614
Area| 1.9 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
District| Belconnen
Territory electorate(s)| Ginninderra
Federal division(s)| Canberra
| Suburbs around Hawker:

Higgins | Scullin | Page
| Hawker | Weetangera
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Hawker (/ˈhɔːkər/) (postcode: 2614) is a suburb of the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

The suburb of Hawker is named after Charles Hawker (1894–1938), Member of the House of Representatives from 1929 to 1938 and Federal minister in 1932. Streets in the suburb are named according to the theme of Northern Territory pastoral stations.[2]

## Features and location

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The centrepiece of the suburb is a group centre where there are many small businesses and shops like take aways, a newsagent, a motel, a hairdresser and a restaurant. The area supports three schools: Hawker Primary School, Belconnen High School and Hawker College (a specialist senior secondary school). Combined, these schools cover students from preschool to Year 12.

Hawker is a popular location for sport, and includes the multi-purpose Hawker Playing Fields; Hawker Enclosed Oval, a small football (soccer) stadium (Robertfam Park), centres for tennis and lawn bowls; and the Hawker International Softball Centre.

In 2016, the median weekly household income in Hawker of $2,028 were slightly below the ACT average of $2,070.[3]

## Geology

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Main article: Geology of the Australian Capital Territory

Silurian age Green grey rhyodacite of the Walker Volcanics underlie the whole suburb. Off the south west of the suburb and south east of the Pinnacle is a lens of limestone and shale underneath the rhyodacite.[4]

## References

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* Australia portal

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hawker (ACT) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
2. ^ "Suburb Name search results". ACT Environment and Sustainable Development. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hawker (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
4. ^ Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.

## External links

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* Hawker Primary School – preschool to Year 6
* Belconnen High School – Years 7 to 10
* Hawker College – Year 11/12 school

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Suburbs in Belconnen

* Aranda
* Belconnen
* Bruce
* Charnwood
* Cook
* Dunlop
* Emu Ridge
* Evatt
* Florey
* Flynn
* Fraser
* Giralang
* Hawker
* Higgins
* Holt
* Kaleen
* Latham
* Lawson
* Macnamara
* Macgregor
* Macquarie
* McKellar
* Melba
* Page
* Scullin
* Strathnairn
* Spence
* Weetangera

Town Centre
Belconnen Town Centre

Group Centres
Charnwood
Hawker
Jamison
Kaleen

Districts in the Australian Capital Territory

Canberra Central
Woden Valley
Belconnen
Jerrabomberra
Majura
Tuggeranong
Weston Creek
Gungahlin
Stromlo
Kowen
Hall
Coree
Paddys River
Cotter River
Tennent
Rendezvous Creek
Booth
Mount Clear
Molonglo Valley

See also
Suburbs of Canberra
List of Canberra suburbs

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