Higgins, Australian Capital Territory
| Higgins Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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  Higgins | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°13′56″S 149°01′38″E / 35.23222°S 149.02722°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,321 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1969 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2615 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| District | Belconnen | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Ginninderra | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fenner | ||||||||||||||
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Higgins is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb is named after politician and judge Henry Bournes Higgins (1851–1929). It was gazetted on 6 June 1968. The streets of Higgins are named after judges.[2]
Higgins had two government-run schools, Higgins Primary and Higgins Preschool (both now closed). The supermarket, built by Philippos Christodoulou, Tom and Tim Efkarpidis in 1968 was, by 2024, reported to be abandoned.[3][4]
Political representation
[edit]For Australian federal elections for the House of Representatives, Higgins is in the Fenner.[5]
For Australian Capital Territory elections for the ACT Legislative Assembly, Higgins is in the Ginninderra electorate.[6]
Geology
[edit]Rocks in Higgins are from the Silurian age. Green grey rhyodacite of the Walker Volcanics underlie the south and centre of the suburb. North of centre is purple and green-grey dacite of the Walker Volcanics that was deposited before the rhyodacite. Purple pink rhyolite is found in the north east. In the north west is purple and green tuff.[7]
References
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- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Higgins (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Suburb Name search results". ACT Environment and Sustainable Development. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ Tamis, Anastasios M (1999). The History of Greeks of Canberra and Districts. La Trobe University. ISBN 0646379879.
- ^ "Neglected Higgins, suburb the government forgot". Canberra CityNews. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Fenner (ACT)". Current federal electoral divisions. Australian Electoral Commission. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Electorates 2012 election". Electorates. ACT Electoral Commission. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^ Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.
