Watson, Australian Capital Territory
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| Watson Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
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| Population: | 4,111 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1960 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2602 | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $307,000 | ||||||||||||
| District: | North Canberra | ||||||||||||
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Watson is a suburb in the Canberra district of North Canberra. Watson is named in honour of the third Prime Minister of Australia John Christian Watson, and was gazetted on 7 April 1960. Streets in Watson are named after Australian judges and other legal professionals. As of the 2001 Australian census the population of Watson was 4111.
Watson is bordered by the Federal Highway, Philip street and Antill street. It lies next to the suburbs of Downer and Hackett. Behind Hackett is Mount Majura on the Canberra Nature Park.
Watson has a shopping centre, and the AIE located nearby. Rosary catholic school is located in Watson, as is the Signadou campus of the Australian Catholic University. There is also Majura primary government school. There once was a drive-in theatre in Watson. Also located in the suburb are the Ten and Prime television studios, National Capital Village, Canberra Carotel, Australian Heritage Village, and Health Services Hostel.
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[edit] History
[edit] Demography
[edit] Politics
[edit] Australian Federal Politics
For the purpose of Australian federal elections for the House of Representatives, Watson is in the Division of Fraser, and is represented by Bob McMullan. Watson is represented by Senators elected to represent the Australian Capital Territory. Majura Primary School serves as a polling place within Watson for Australian federal elections.
[edit] Geology
Calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation is overlain by Quaternary alluvium. This rock is the limestone of the original title of Canberra "Limestone Plains".
[edit] Reference
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