Chisholm, Australian Capital Territory
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Chisholm Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
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| Coordinates | 35°25′27″S 149°7′21″E / 35.42417°S 149.12250°ECoordinates: 35°25′27″S 149°7′21″E / 35.42417°S 149.12250°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 5,238 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,690/km2 (4,380/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 5 August 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2905 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| District | Tuggeranong | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Brindabella | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Canberra | ||||||||||||||
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Chisholm is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong, named after Caroline Chisholm.
It was gazetted on 5 August 1975, and streets are named after notable women.
It is nearby suburbs of Gilmore, Fadden, and Richardson. It is bounded by Isabella Drive, and the Monaro Highway. Chisholm and Gilmore are separated by Simpsons Hill, which provides some wilderness with walking tracks over it, popular for walking dogs.
On Census night 2011, Chisholm had a population of 5,238 people. The median age of people in Chisholm was 33 years, compared to a median age of 34 for Canberra. Unemployment in Chisholm was half a percent lower than the Canberra average. The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Chisholm in 2011 was $850, compared to the ACT average of $917, while the median weekly household income was $1,958. In 2011 the median monthly housing loan repayment in Chisholm was $2,000.
The residents of Chishlom are predominantly Australian born, with 81.7% being born in Australia. The three main countries of birth for those born overseas were England, 3.3%, New Zealand, 1.5%, and the Philippines, 0.7%. The most popular religious affiliations in descending order are Catholic, no religion, Anglican, Presbyterian and Reformed and Uniting.
Caroline Chisholm School caters for students from Pre school to Year 10. Chisholm High School, now the Senior Campus opened in 1985; the school won the RAIA Canberra Medallion for Outstanding Architecture the following year The senior campus caters for students in Years 6 to 10 and offers a Middle Years Program. Chisholm Primary School, now the Junior Campus caters for students in Preschool to Year 5. Both schools are located on Hambidge Crescent.
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