Griffith, Australian Capital Territory
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Griffith Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
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Grant Crescent
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| Coordinates | 35°19′29″S 149°08′14″E / 35.32472°S 149.13722°ECoordinates: 35°19′29″S 149°08′14″E / 35.32472°S 149.13722°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 3,900 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,420/km2 (3,700/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1927 | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 20 September 1928 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2603 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 2.75 km2 (1.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| District | South Canberra | ||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Kurrajong | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Canberra | ||||||||||||
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Griffith is an early inner-south suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Griffith contains the Manuka Shopping Centre, one of the earliest shopping areas built in Canberra. Noted buildings in the suburb include the Russian Embassy and St Paul's Anglican Church. Griffith, sized at approximately 3 km², is one of Canberra's oldest suburbs, with several of its streets designed according to Walter Burley Griffin's original designs for Canberra. The suburb has 20 parks covering nearly 12% of the total area.
According to the ACT Heritage Council, "the traffic island at the intersection of Hayes Crescent, Durville Crescent and Flinders Way is associated with Aboriginal use of the area prior to and following European settlement and includes one of the most recently used traditional Ngunnawal camping grounds."
Settlement of the Blandfordia 5 Precinct southwest of Manuka began in 1926 and 1927. In 1928, southern Blandfordia (named after the Christmas Bell) was renamed Griffith and northern Blandfordia became Forrest. Griffith is named after Sir Samuel Griffith, who was chosen in 1903 as the first Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and retained his position until retirement in 1919. Streets in Griffith are named after explorers.
Griffith includes several areas that are listed by the ACT Heritage Council:
On Census night 2011, Griffith had a population of 3,900 people, of which 2,379 were in the workforce. The major industry of Griffith's citizens was central government administration and 39.3% of Griffith workers were professionals, 21.0% were managers and 15.6 were clerical and administrative workers. The median Griffith citizen was 38 years old, earning a mean weekly gross income of approximately $1,172 per week, compared to the ACT mean of $917 and the Australian mean of $577.
Griffith is located within the federal electorate of Canberra, which is currently (2016) represented by Gai Brodtmann in the House of Representatives. In the ACT Legislative Assembly, Griffith is part of the electorate of Kurrajong, which elects five members on the basis of proportional representation, currently two Labor, two Liberal and one Greens. Polling place statistics are shown to the right for the Griffith polling place at St Edmund's College in the 2016 federal and 2016 ACT elections.
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