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Throsby, Australian Capital Territory

Throsby, Australian Capital Territory
FieldValue
typesuburb
nameThrosby
cityCanberra
stateact
alternative_location_mapAustralia ACT districted Canberra
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Canberra
coordinates
lgaGungahlin
postcode2914
elevation635
stategovYerrabi
fedgovFenner
dist117
dir1NNE
location1Canberra CBD
dist227
dir2NNW
location2Queanbeyan
dist383
dir3SW
location3Goulburn
dist4280
dir4SW
location4Sydney
near-wGungahlin
near-swHarrison
near-sKenny

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Throsby is a designated suburb of Canberra, Australia in the district of Gungahlin. The suburb is adjacent to the suburbs of Kenny and Harrison and is bounded by the Federal Highway to the east, the ACT/NSW border to the north, Horse Park Drive to the south and the Goorooyarroo nature reserve to the east. The suburb is named after the explorer Charles Throsby who was one of the first Europeans to open up the lands west of the Blue Mountains to grazing and agriculture.

Geography

The cleared part of the suburb has two arms, the east arm is the head of Sullivans Creek, and there is a larger northern arm. The high point of Throsby is 656 metres near 'Old Joe' Hill on the easterly arm. The low point of the suburb when it is built is 610 metres where the creek drains towards the east.

Geology

The rocks in Throsby are from the Canberra Formation, which is middle Silurian in age. The rocks are sedimentary shales and mudstones which have been modified by pressure and folding. The rock in the hills to the east (including Old Joe) is grey quartz andesite from the Ainslie Volcanics.

Education

Throsby will have a public primary school catering for 123 preschool students, and 450 K-6 students. It is due to begin classes in 2022.

References

Aerial view from the north west of Throsby photographed in 2009 with Horse Park Drive and the suburb of Harrison to the right

References

  1. Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.
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