Weston, Australian Capital Territory

Suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Weston
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Weston

Coordinates| 35°20′17″S 149°03′32″E﻿ / ﻿35.338°S 149.059°E﻿ / -35.338; 149.059
Population| 4,000 (2021 census)[1]
• Density| 1,290/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Established| 1970
Postcode(s)| 2611
Elevation| 575 m (1,886 ft)
Area| 3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Location|

* 12 km (7 mi) SW of Canberra CBD
* 19 km (12 mi) W of Queanbeyan
* 102 km (63 mi) SW of Goulburn
* 299 km (186 mi) SW of Sydney

District| Weston Creek
Territory electorate(s)| Murrumbidgee
Federal division(s)| Bean
| Suburbs around Weston:

Coombs | Stromlo Forest | Curtin
Holder | Weston | Lyons
Stirling, Rivett | Waramanga | Chifley
Cooleman Court

Weston (postcode: 2611) is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. At the 2021 census, Weston had a population of 4,000 people.[1]

Weston was named after a former homestead built in the area sometime around 1835.[2] The Weston Creek grant was once held by Captain Edward Weston the Superintendent of the Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney. Streets in Weston are named after artists.[2]

## Suburb amenities

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### Weston Creek Centre

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Weston contains the central shopping area of the Weston Creek district, which includes the Cooleman Court shopping centre. Other facilities in the Weston Creek centre include a post office, petrol station, restaurants, clubs, real estate agents and many other specialty shops.

### Churches

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* St Peters (Anglican church)
* Baháʼí Faith
* Church of Christ (non-denominational)
* Presbyterian
* Uniting Church in Australia
* Sikh temple-Gurduara

### Educational institutions

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* Orana School
* Islamic School of Canberra

## Australian Defence College

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The Australian Defence College's Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies (CDSS) and Australian Command and Staff College (ACSC) are both located at Weston Creek.

## Geology

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See also: Geology of the Australian Capital Territory

Deakin Volcanics green grey and purple rhyodacite mostly covers Weston. The Deakin Volcanics green grey, purple and cream rhyolite can be seen between Parkinson St and Namatjira Drive and forms a large outcrop in the park to the east of Cooleman Court. A band of pink and green rhyolitic instrusive porphyry runs across Weston from west to east. It is fault uplifted on the southern side. Deakin Volcanics red-purple and green-grey rhyodacite with spherulitic texture is along Hindmarsh Drive on the southern border of the suburb.[3]

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Weston, Australian Capital Territory.

1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Weston". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
2. ^ a b "Suburb Name search results". ACT Environment and Sustainable Development. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
3. ^ Henderson, G. A. M.; Matveev, G. (1980). Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs (Map). 1:50000.

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Suburbs in Weston Creek

* Chapman
* Duffy
* Fisher
* Holder
* Rivett
* Stirling
* Waramanga
* Weston

Group Centre
Weston Creek Centre

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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