Gungahlin, Australian Capital Territory

Gungahlin, Australian Capital Territory

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Gungahlin
city = Canberra
state = Australian Capital Territory



lga = Gungahlin
ACTgov = Molonglo
fedgov = Fraser
est = 1998
postcode = 2912
pop =
propval = $344,000 (2005) [ [http://allhomes.com.au/c/ah?a=uisu&i=359 Allhomes] ]
near-nw = Ngunnawal
near-n = Amaroo
near-ne = Forde
near-w = Nicholls
near-e =
near-sw = Palmerston
near-s = Franklin
near-se = Harrison

Gungahlin is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district with the same name; Gungahlin. The postcode is 2912. Gungahlin is the name for the entire district, and also the town centre, but it is also the name of the suburb which Gungahlin Town Centre is in. In 2005, the area is in the process of being built, with much construction work continuing.

It is next to the suburbs of Ngunnawal, Palmerston, Franklin, Harrison, Throsby, Forde and Amaroo. Burgmann Anglican school is located in the suburb. The edges of the suburb are on Horse park drive, Gundaroo drive and Gungahlin drive.

Geology

The Gungahlin Town center is underlain by the middle Silurian age Canberra Formation. Most of this is slaty shale and mudstone. But there are also a couple of bands of ashstone in the south and north west. The structure of the rock has been folded by anticlines and a syncline with a north east direction. The Gungahlin Fault is parallel to the folds and passes through the east of the town center. To the south it passes through Crace, Kaleen, Bruce and Aranda where it stops at the Deakin Fault. The Gungahlin Fault is also parallel to the Winslade Fault and is no doubt connected with it. In the north east direction it passes out of the ACT northern end and ends near the Sullivans Fault. [Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.]

ee also

*See also|Geology of the Australian Capital Territory


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