Harrison Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Light rail construction on Flemington Road, Harrison | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°11′51″S149°9′16″E / 35.19750°S 149.15444°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 8,244 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Gazetted | 18 October 1991 [2] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2914 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 612 m (2,008 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 3.0 km2 (1.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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District | Gungahlin | ||||||||||||||
Territory electorate(s) | Yerrabi | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Fenner | ||||||||||||||
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Harrison is a suburb of the district of Gungahlin in Canberra, Australia. The suburb is named after the former city planner Peter Harrison, who was instrumental in reviving Walter Burley Griffin's plan for the National Capital. The suburb is adjacent to the suburbs of Franklin, Gungahlin, Throsby, Kenny and the industrial estate Mitchell. Harrison's place names reflects those of "natural features, waterfalls, plains, tablelands and plateaux". [3] The suburb is located approximately 2 km east of the Gungahlin Town Centre and about 10 km from the centre of Canberra.
Following the launch of Light Rail on 20 April by the ACT government, [4] Harrison residents now have access to Light Rail services from any of the stops along Flemington Road.
The suburb of Harrison has two heritage-listed sites: [5]
According to the 2021 census, the population of Harrison was 8,244, of these 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. The median age of Harrison residents was 31 years old. [8]
Name | Suburb | Type | District | Opened | Website | Notes |
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Harrison School | Harrison | Public | Gungahlin | 2008 | Website | K-10 |
Mother Teresa Primary School | Harrison | Catholic | Gungahlin | 2010 | Website | K-6 |
Harrison Early Childhood Centre | Harrison | Private | Gungahlin | 2010 | Website Archived 22 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine | K-2 |
Address | PlayGym |
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Eric Mawson St, Harrison ACT 2914 | No |
Turtle Rock St, Harrison ACT 2914 | No |
Tanami St, Harrison ACT 2914 | Yes |
Moonlight St, Harrison ACT 2914 | Yes |
Harrison is underlaid mostly by the Canberra Formation mudstone or volcanics from the late middle Silurian age. Near the eastern corner is an outcrop of the Ainslie Volcanics dacite or andesite. [9]