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Canberra Centenary Presentation to the ADSRI March 2013 Denise Carlton Regional Director ACT Office, ABS. First part of Sydney and Melbourne Building. Limestone Valley. The Original Commonwealth Bridge. The Naming Ceremony.
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Canberra Centenary Presentation to the ADSRI March 2013 Denise Carlton Regional Director ACT Office, ABS
First part of Sydney and Melbourne Building Limestone Valley The Original Commonwealth Bridge The Naming Ceremony
Sheep vs People Population Counts,Australian Capital Territory
Canberra View of Parliament House from the War Memorial Old Parliament House Kings Avenue Bridge Monaro Mall
Five most common overseas birthplaces (no of people, ACT)
Central Canberra Northbourne Avenue
Woden/Weston Creek Woden Valley was the first ‘satellite’ centre gazetted Weston Creek started the late 1960s Woden Valley
Surrounding Town Centres Belconnen’s development began in 1965 Tuggeranong followed in 1973 Gungahlin, part of the original 1957 plan, launched in 1991 Tuggeranong Valley
Ainslie Ainslie was gazetted in 1928 and is part of North Canberra along with: • Acton, Braddon, Campbell, Dickson, Lyneham, Downer, Reid, Hackett, Watson, O’Connor, Turner Limestone Avenue
Further Information The ABS website: www.abs.gov.au • See the Census tab • Australian Social Trends – cat.no. 4102.0 • Australian Demographic Statistics – cat.no. 3101.0 National Information and Referral Service (NIRS) 1300 135 070 ACT Regional Office – Denise Carlton denise.carlton@abs.gov.au