Franklin Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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Franklin wetlands | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°12′00″S149°08′33″E / 35.20000°S 149.14250°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 7,484 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 2007 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2913 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 611 m (2,005 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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District | Gungahlin | ||||||||||||||
Territory electorate(s) | Yerrabi | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Fenner | ||||||||||||||
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Franklin (postcode: 2913) is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the district of Gungahlin. It is named after the novelist Miles Franklin. Most streets in Franklin are named after female Australian writers. [2] It comprises an area of approximately 256 hectares. It is bounded by Flemington Road to the north and east, Well Station Drive to the south, and Gungahlin Drive to the west. [3] Franklin is mainly a residential area with higher density, mixed-use development along Flemington Road including a local shopping centre and other retail and commercial tenancies.
The suburb of Franklin includes a number of large open spaces, linked by pedestrian and cyclist networks. These provide an ecological corridor for the movement of native wildlife [3] and preserve the area's history.
In the 2016 census, the population of Franklin was 6,419, including 75 (1.1%) Indigenous persons and 3,129 (49.2%) Australian-born persons. [5] 11.1% were born in China, 7.2% in India, 2.9% in South Korea, 2.2% in Sri Lanka, and 2.2% in Vietnam. [5] In the 2011 census, 44.4% of the population was foreign born, the third highest for any Canberra suburb. [6]
Franklin is served by three Canberra Metro light rail stations: Manning Clark North, Mapleton Avenue and Nullarbor Avenue. All three stations are located on Flemington Road and opened in April 2019. [7]
Franklin is serviced by several ACTION bus routes. Route 18 passes through the north of the suburb, while routes 21 and 22 provide connections through the south. [8] [9]
Franklin is underlaid mostly by the Canberra Formation mudstone or volcanics from the late middle Silurian age. [10]
Franklin residents get preference for: [11]