Campbell, Australian Capital Territory

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Campbell

District:

North Canberra

Established:

1928

Postcode:

2612

Population:

3300 (2001 census)

Median property value:

$560,000^[1]

Canberra suburbs near Campbell
Braddon	Ainslie	Mount Ainslie
Reid	Campbell	Mount Ainslie
Russell Parkes	Fyshwick	Pialligo

Campbell (postcode: 2612) is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Covering an area to the South East of the central business district, Campbell sits at the base of Mount Ainslie. The population of Campbell on census night 2001 was 3030 people.

The suburb of Campbell is named after Robert Campbell, the owner of Duntroon station on which Campbell is now located. Many buildings built by Robert Campbell and his family are still standing around Canberra, including Blundell's Cottage, St John the Baptist Church, Duntroon House (now part of RMC Duntroon) and Yarralumla House (now Government House).

Located in Campbell are the Australian War Memorial, Royal Military College, Duntroon, the Australian Defence Force Academy and Campbell Park Offices.

Schools located in the suburb include Campbell High School, Campbell Primary School and Canberra Grammar Northside Infant School.

[edit] Geology

Most of Campbell is dominated by the lowest layer of the Ainslie Volcanics, a grey dacite and other erupted particles such as agglomerate and tuff. In the north is grey quartz andesite, a higher layer of the Ainslie Volcanics. In the north east is cream rhyolite from the highest layer of the Ainslie Volcanics. A layer of the Tertiary age pebbly gravels is around Anzac Parade, left over from when the Molonglo river was at a higher level. Natural History of the Australian Capital Territory covers more of the geology of the ACT.