Parkes, Australian Capital Territory
Suburb of Canberra, Australia
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Parkes is an inner southern suburb of the Canberra Central district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory of Australia. Located southeast of the Canberra central business district, Parkes contains the Parliamentary Triangle and many of the national monuments of Australia's capital city.
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Aboriginal Tent Embassy and Old Parliament House, Canberra, located in Parkes. | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 35°18′S 149°08′E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Australian Capital Territory | ||||||||||||
| City | Canberra | ||||||||||||
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| • Territory electorate | |||||||||||||
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• Total | 3.03 km2 (1.17 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 561 m (1,841 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00/km2 (0.0/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2600 | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 20 September 1928 | ||||||||||||
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Parkes is named in honour of Sir Henry Parkes, a Federalist, legislator and one of the founders of the Australian Constitution. Streets in Parkes are named after monarchs and constitutional references.[2]
Parkes contains many of Canberra's large institutions and contains limited residential areas.
Population
At the 2021 census, Parkes had no population. At the 2016 census, it had five people,[3] at the 2011 census, it had no people,[4] at the 2006 census it had four people[5] and at the 2001 census it had 27 people.[6]
Notable places
- Aboriginal Tent Embassy
- Commonwealth Park
- Commonwealth Place
- East Block
- Kings Park
- Central Basin of Lake Burley Griffin
- High Court of Australia
- National Carillon
- National Gallery of Australia
- National Library of Australia
- National Portrait Gallery
- National Rose Garden
- Old Parliament House
- Questacon
- Reconciliation Place
- Regatta Point
- West Block
Geology
The geology of Parkes has been studied in great detail. Canberra Formation, calcareous shale is found in the lower parts. This overlies middle Silurian Camp Hill Sandstone. The sandstone unconformably overlies the early Silurian Black Mountain Sandstone and State Circle Shale. State Circle Shale is Late Llandovery in a more finely divided time scale and it has been dated to 445 ±7 million years old. The State Circle Shale is composed of laminated shales and siltstone. Black Mountain Sandstone is composed of a white quartz sandstone.[7]
Education
Parkes residents get preference for:[8]
- Forrest Primary
- Telopea Park School (for high school)
- Narrabundah College
