Monash, Australian Capital Territory
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| District: | Tuggeranong | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1978 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2904 | ||||||||||||
| Population: | 5756 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Median property value: | AU$332,000 (2005)[1] | ||||||||||||
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Monash (postcode 2904) is a suburb in the district of Tuggeranong, Canberra, Australia. The suburb is named after General Sir John Monash, (1865 to 1931), who commanded the Australian Army in France in the First World War. It was gazetted on 1 August 1975 and first settled in 1978. The suburb has an area of 3.41 km². Streets are named after engineers and the suburb consists primarily of detached houses on suburban blocks.
It is next to the suburbs of Wanniassa, Oxley, Greenway, Isabella Plains and Gowrie. It is bounded by Erindale Drive, Drakeford Drive, Isabella Drive and Ashley Drive. Located in the suburb is Isabella Pond and part of the Tuggeranong Creek. There is a Christian outreach centre, as well as a primary school and neighbourhood oval. There is also the Goodwin Retirement Village.
[edit] Geology
Deakin Volcanics green grey, purple and cream rhyolite is in the west of the suburb and Deakin Volcanics green grey and purple rhyodacite occurs in the center and east.
suburb information at allhomes.com.au
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