Deakin, Australian Capital Territory
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Deakin Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
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Robe Street in autumn
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| Coordinates | 35°18′58″S 149°06′25″E / 35.316°S 149.107°ECoordinates: 35°18′58″S 149°06′25″E / 35.316°S 149.107°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 2,783 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 777/km2 (2,010/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1928 | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 20 September 1928 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2600 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 3.58 km2 (1.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| District | South Canberra | ||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Kurrajong | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Canberra | ||||||||||||
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Deakin (postcode: 2600) is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Development began in the 1920s, although the vast majority of the suburb was built after 1945. It is a largely residential suburb. It includes the official residence of the Prime Minister, The Lodge, and the Royal Australian Mint.
Deakin was gazetted in 1928 and is named after Alfred Deakin, second prime minister of Australia. Streets in Deakin are named after Governors, Governors-General and diplomats.
Deakin includes several items that are listed by the ACT Heritage Council:
The Lodge and the Royal Australian Mint are listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List.
A local shopping centre is located on Hopetoun Circuit and contains an IGA supermarket, service station, newsagent, chemist, and restaurants. The Deakin Health Spa, adjacent to the shops, has recently been taken over and rebadged as the local Fitness First facility. The Canberra Deakin Soccer Club is also located near by. The Embassy Hotel/Motel was also adjacent to the shops, but has since been demolished.
Schools in the suburb of Deakin include Alfred Deakin High School (originally Deakin High), Canberra Girls' Grammar School and the erroneously named Woden School, which has always been situated within the South Canberra district of Canberra, not the Woden Valley district.
Deakin residents get preference for:
The Canberra Japanese Supplementary School Inc., a Japanese weekend educational programme, holds its classes at Deakin High School, while it has its school office in Yarralumla. It was established on 1 August 1988.
Deakin contains the embassies of Afghanistan, Bosnia, Hungary and Italy and the high commissions of Brunei, Cyprus, Fiji, Mauritius and Solomon Islands
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