Theodore, Australian Capital Territory

Suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Theodore
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Aerial photo

Theodore

Coordinates

35°26′46″S 149°07′19″E / 35.446°S 149.122°E / -35.446; 149.122

Population

3,798 (2021 census)

• Density

1,225/km (3,170/sq mi)

Established

1986

Gazetted

5 August 1975

Postcode(s)

2905

Area

3.1 km (1.2 sq mi)

District

Tuggeranong

Territory electorate(s)

Brindabella

Federal division(s)

Bean

Suburbs around Theodore:
Calwell	Calwell	Nature reserve
Conder	Theodore	Nature reserve
Conder	Nature reserve	Nature reserve

Theodore is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. The postcode is 2905. The suburb is named after Edward Granville Theodore (1884–1950), a Queensland premier and deputy Prime Minister. It was gazetted on 5 August 1975. Streets are named after people involved with the civilian war effort during the world wars. The main street through the suburb is named after Sir Lawrence Wackett KBE, DFC, AFC, who is widely regarded as the "father of the Australian aircraft industry".

At the 2021 census, Theodore had a population of 3,798 and had a median age of 36 compared to the Australian median age of 38.

It is next to the suburbs of Conder and Calwell. It is bounded by the Monaro Highway and Tharwa drive. Located in the suburb is Theodore Primary School and a neighbourhood oval. It borders on Tuggeranong Hill and the Canberra Nature Park of Tuggeranong Hill nature reserve.

Geology

Deakin Volcanics of various kinds underlie the suburb. These are from the late Silurian age 414 Mya. Deakin Volcanics Rhyodacite and sediments are in the east. Deakin Volcanics red-purple and green grey rhyodacite are in the centre. Deakin Volcanics green grey and purple rhyodacite are in the west. Deakin Volcanics cream rhyolite is in high south east parts. Quaternary alluvium is in the north lower parts, washed off the surrounding slopes.

Notes

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Theodore". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
^ Canberra's suburb and street names : origins and meanings. Department of the Environment, Land and Planning. 1992. p. 106. ISBN 1-86331-128-9.
Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.

References

Place names search, Geoscience Australia

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