Braddon, Australian Capital Territory

Braddon, Australian Capital Territory

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Braddon
state = act
city = Canberra



caption =
lga = North Canberra
postcode = 2612
est = 1928
propval = $325,000
pop = 3,611 (2001 census)
ACTgov = Molonglo
fedgov = Fraser
near-nw = Lyneham
near-n = Dickson
near-ne = Ainslie
near-e = Reid
near-w = Turner
near-sw = Acton
near-s = City Centre
near-se = Campbell

Braddon (postcode: 2612) is an inner north suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Located north of the Canberra CBD, Braddon contains a commercial area centred on Mort and Lonsdale streets, which run parallel to Northbourne Avenue. The area includes several small art galleries, car rental agencies, a few mid-market restaurants, cafes and bars, trendy gift and clothes shops, as well as several sprawling car dealerships, liquor stores, a video store, and a Centrelink office. The most popular predominantly working-class pub in and around Civic, The Civic Pub, is also located in Braddon. There are also a number of low-rise office blocks in the suburb, including the Canberra offices of News Corporation and Colmar Brunton and the headquarters of the ACT division of the Australian Labor Party.

Away from the commercial areas, much of the previously suburban housing in Braddon has been replaced with apartment buildings which are popular for some due to their relatively close proximity to Civic. Fenner Hall a residence of the Australian National University is located along Northbourne Avenue. The suburb is socially mixed with its population including many younger professionals and students, along with some recipients of public housing assistance. Some traditional single-family homes do remain where the suburb borders Ainslie and Dickson.

The population count of Braddon on census night 2001 was 3611 people.

Braddon is named after Sir Edward Braddon, a Federalist, legislator and a participant in the writing of the Australian Constitution. Streets in Braddon are named after various things including aboriginal words, legislators and pioneers. [http://www.actpla.act.gov.au/actlic/places/]

History

Braddon was originally a light industrial area and included the Canberra Times printer. [http://www.ainslieps.act.edu.au/ Ainslie school] is located in Braddon. It is one of the oldest schools in Canberra having opened in 1927. There are also a major sports oval,a clay-court tennis club, and bowling club in the suburb.

Merici College is also located in Braddon.

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".

References

#Allhomes. [http://allhomes.com.au/c/ah?a=uisu&i=104 Property values in Braddon]


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