Wright, Australian Capital Territory

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Wright
Canberra,  Australian Capital Territory
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Wright in May 2020
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Wright
Coordinates 35°19′1″S149°1′59″E / 35.31694°S 149.03306°E / -35.31694; 149.03306
Population3,808 (SAL 2021) [1]
Gazetted 27 July 2010 [2]
Postcode(s) 2611
Area1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Location10 km (6 mi) W of Canberra City
District Molonglo Valley
Territory electorate(s) Murrumbidgee
Federal division(s) Bean
Website Wright
Suburbs around Wright:
Denman Prospect Molonglo Molonglo
Wright Coombs
Duffy Holder

Wright (postcode: 2611) is a suburb in the Molonglo Valley district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It is named in honour of Judith Wright, a poet, environmentalist and Aboriginal land rights advocate. [3]

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Location and urban structure

Construction of Wright in 2012 as viewed from Mount Stromlo Suburb of Wright viewed from Mount Stromlo in October 2012.jpg
Construction of Wright in 2012 as viewed from Mount Stromlo

Construction of the first house in Wright was completed in June 2012. [4]

Demographics

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New flats in Wright in December 2015

Wright did not have a separate geographical identifier allocated on the date of the 2011 census, and was grouped with the Weston Creek-Stromlo statistical sub-division. In this division, there was a population of 17, with 10 males and seven females. The ABS recorded nine dwellings, with a median weekly household income of A$2,250. Peculiarly, an unusually high number of motor vehicles per dwelling was recorded, at 12.7. [5]

At the date of the 2016 census, the population of Wright had grown to 2,753, there were 1,262 private dwellings, the median weekly household income was A$2,323, and the number of vehicles per dwelling was 1.8. [6]

Geology

Wright is built on rhyodacite rocks from the Silurian period which are about 414 million years old. These rocks are part of the Deakin Volcanics. [7]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wright (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Search for street and suburb names: Wright". Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate. ACT Government. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  3. Downie, Graham (3 January 2008). "Suburbs named in new district". The Canberra Times . Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  4. Anderson, Stephanie (11 June 2012). "Wright home ready for move-in". The Canberra Times . Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Weston Creek-Stromlo - SSD Bal". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 7 November 2014. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  6. "2016 Census QuickStats: Wright". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  7. Henderson, G. A. M.; Matveev, G (1980). Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs.