Hume, Australian Capital Territory

Suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Hume
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Aerial view

Hume

Coordinates| 35°23′13″S 149°10′12″E﻿ / ﻿35.387°S 149.170°E﻿ / -35.387; 149.170
Population| 395 (2021 census)[1]
• Density| 45.9/km2 (119.0/sq mi)
Gazetted| 22 March 1982
Postcode(s)| 2620
Elevation| 595 m (1,952 ft)
Area| 8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Location|

* 15 km (9 mi) SSE of Canberra CBD
* 10 km (6 mi) WSW of Queanbeyan
* 100 km (62 mi) SW of Goulburn
* 297 km (185 mi) SW of Sydney

District| Jerrabomberra
Territory electorate(s)| Kurrajong
Federal division(s)| Bean
| Suburbs around Hume:

Jerrabomberra (district) | Symonston | Jerrabomberra (NSW)
Jerrabomberra (district) | Hume | Environa (NSW)
Gilmore | Tralee (NSW) | Tralee (NSW)

Hume is a suburb of Canberra, and is adjacent to the District of Jerrabomberra in New South Wales.The suburb is named after the explorer Hamilton Hume and streets are named after Australian industrialists and businessmen.[2] Hume is a light-industrial suburb and there is no significant housing development. At the 2021 census, Hume had a population of 395,[1] up from six in 2006,[3] as a result of the construction of the Alexander Maconochie Centre. The location of the prison has also given Hume a highly unusual gender ratio with 92.7% of the permanent population being male.[1]

## Geology

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Further information: Geology of the Australian Capital Territory

Deakin Volcanics from the Silurian period underlie Hume. Cream and purple rhyodacite are found in the south and including Tralee, New South Wales. A mixture of purple and green tuff, ashstone, shale, and coarse sandstone is in the north east. Coarse dark purple rhyodacite is in the north end near Queanbeyan turn off.[4]

## See also

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* Mugga Lane Solar Park

## Footnotes

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1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hume". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
2. ^ Canberra's suburb and street names : origins and meanings. Department of the Environment, Land and Planning. 1992. p. 63\. ISBN 1-86331-128-9.
3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Hume (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
4. ^ Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.

## References

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Suburbs in Jerrabomberra

* Beard
* HMAS Harman
* Hume
* Oaks Estate
* Symonston

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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Suburbs in Tuggeranong

* Banks
* Bonython
* Calwell
* Chisholm
* Conder
* Fadden
* Gilmore
* Gordon
* Gowrie
* Greenway
* Hume
* Isabella Plains
* Kambah
* Macarthur
* Monash
* Oxley
* Richardson
* Theodore
* Wanniassa

Town Centre
Tuggeranong Town Centre

Group Centres
Calwell
Chisholm
Lanyon Marketplace
Erindale Centre
Kambah Village Centre
Wanniassa

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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Energy in the Australian Capital Territory

Coal/oil|

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Kingston Powerhouse

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Solar|

| Operating|

* Hume
* Mount Majura
* Royalla
* Williamsdale

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