Fisher, Australian Capital Territory
Suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
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Fisher is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia located in the district of Weston Creek. Fisher was named after Andrew Fisher (1862–1928), coal miner, founding member of the federal parliamentary Labor Party and Prime Minister of Australia for three terms between 1908 and 1915 (ACTLIC, 2004).[2] The theme for the street names in Fisher is Australian mines and mining towns (ACTPLA, 2003).[2]
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Fisher shopping centre c. 2007 | |||||||||||||
  Fisher | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 35°21′40″S 149°03′25″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Australian Capital Territory | ||||||||||||
| City | Canberra | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1970[citation needed] | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 1.6 km2 (0.62 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 630 m (2,070 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 3,219 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2611 | ||||||||||||
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Geology
Laidlaw Volcanics pale to dark grey dacitic tuff is found though most of Fisher except north slice of the suburb which is Deakin Volcanics red-purple and green grey rhyodacite with spherulitic texture.[3]
