Franklin, Australian Capital Territory
|
Franklin Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
|||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Franklin wetlands
|
|||||||||||||
 |
|||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°12′00″S 149°08′33″E / 35.20000°S 149.14250°ECoordinates: 35°12′00″S 149°08′33″E / 35.20000°S 149.14250°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 3,804 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,650/km2 (4,280/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2913 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| District | Gungahlin | ||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Yerrabi | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Fenner | ||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
Franklin (postcode: 2913) is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the district of Gungahlin. It is named after the novelist Miles Franklin. The streets in Franklin are named after writers. It comprises an area of approximately 256 hectares. It is bounded by Flemington Road to the north and east, Wells Station Drive to the south, and Gungahlin Drive to the west.
Franklin is serviced by ACTION bus routes 57 (weekdays) and 958 (weekends). Flemington Road is serviced by the 200 series on weekdays, and 950 on weekends. Franklin will be one of the suburbs serviced by the Capital Metro light rail, which is set to open in 2019.
The suburb of Franklin includes a number of large open space to provide a pedestrian and cyclist network, and to provide an ecological corridor for the movement of native wildlife.
In the 2011 Census, the population of Franklin was 3,804, including 43 (1.1%) Indigenous persons and 2,038 (53.6%) Australian-born persons. 44.4% of the population was foreign born, the third highest for any Canberra suburb. 7.8% were born in China, 6.7% in India, 2.7 in Vietnam, 2.2% in Sri Lanka and 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Franklin is underlaid mostly by the Canberra Formation mudstone or volcanics from the late middle Silurian age.
Franklin residents get preference for:
...
Wikipedia