Taylor, Australian Capital Territory
Suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
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Taylor is a suburb in Gungahlin, Canberra, Australia. Development of the suburb began in 2017.[citation needed] It is named after magazine publisher Florence Mary Taylor, who was editor of and writer for several Australian building industry journals including the influential Building magazine. The suburb is approximately 4 km from the Gungahlin Town Centre and 16 km from the centre of Canberra and bounded to the south by Horse Park Drive. One Tree Hill lies to the northwest on the border with New South Wales. The suburb is located in north Gungahlin adjacent to the suburbs of Moncrieff, Casey, Jacka and Ngunnawal.
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| Coordinates: 35.149°S 149.102°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Australian Capital Territory | ||||||||||||
| City | Canberra | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1991 | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 667 m (2,188 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 2,220 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2913 | ||||||||||||
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History
Until 1991, the suburb Taylor was part of the former 'Gold Creek' a 1,594–hectare rural property with the Gold Creek Homestead at its centre.[2]
Local facilities
A public primary school, Margaret Hendry School, opened in 2019 opposite the Lachlan Kennedy Memorial Park and has capacity for 600 students. It caters to preschool through to year 6 students from the North Gungahlin suburbs of Taylor, Jacka, Moncrieff and Casey (a shared priority enrolment area for Gold Creek School).[3]
Taylor District Playing Fields has 2 rectangle playing fields and is located directly adjacent to Margaret Hendry School.
Geology
The rocks in Taylor are from the late middle Silurian period. Hawkins volcanics green grey dacite and quartz andesite are in the west. The Canberra Formation is separated by a fault in the east side. It consists of slatey shale and mudstone, with north east trending bands of acid volcanics (dacite and andesite).[4]
