Symonston, Australian Capital Territory

Symonston, Australian Capital Territory

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



caption =
lga = South Canberra
postcode = 2609
est = 1928
propval =
pop = 672 (2001 census)
ACTgov = Molonglo
fedgov = Canberra
near-nw = Narrabundah
near-n = Fyshwick
near-ne =
near-e = "Queanbeyan"
near-w = O'Malley
near-sw =
near-s =
near-se = "HMAS Harman"

Symonston (postcode: 2609) is a primarily industrial and agricultural suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Symonston is named after Sir Josiah Symon a Legislator, Federalist and one of the Founders of the Constitution of Australia.

Located in Symonston are the Alexander Maconochie Centre (gaol), Periodic Detention Centre and Symonston Temporary Remand Centre and three caravan parks: Canberra South Motor Park, Sundown Village and Narrabundah Longstay Caravan Park. Geoscience Australia has its headquarters in Symonston.

Planning

The Symonston area has traditionally been denoted 'Broadacre' area by the planning authorities, meaning that it has retained a traditionally rural character with some larger institution uses, particularly by the Australian Defence Force and Geoscience Australia. With the release of the Canberra Spatial Plan by the ACT Government, the area and the adjoining Majura Valley has been denoted as an employment corridor centred on Canberra Airport and Fyshwick.

Geology

Rocks in Symonston are from the Silurian ageMount Painter Volcanics dark grey to green grey dacitic tuff underlies most of Symonston.Narrabundah Ashstone Member is found in the northern corner near the motor park.Canberra Formation, calcareous shale found to the east of the ashstone.Further to the east and over to Harman is found the dacitic andesite of the Ainslie Volcanics.An unnamed coarse leucogranite has a small out crop east of Jerrabomberra creek.

Geoscience Australia is the Australian Government organisation tasked with supplying scientific information and knowledge about the geography and geology of Australia. It has information about the geology of the whole of Australia including Canberra.


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