Evatt, Australian Capital Territory

Evatt Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Population	5,413 (2011 census)[1]
• Density	1,746/km^2 (4,520/sq mi)
Established	1972
Postcode(s)	2617
Area	3.1 km^2 (1.2 sq mi)
District	Belconnen
Territory electorate(s)	Ginninderra
Federal Division(s)	Fraser
Suburbs around Evatt: Spence Spence Nicholls Melba Evatt Giralang Florey McKellar McKellar

Evatt (postcode: 2617) is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Evatt lies between the suburbs of McKellar, Belconnen, Florey, Melba and Spence.

It is named after Herbert Vere Evatt (1894–1965) who was a Justice of the High Court and leader of the opposition in the 1950s. The suburb was gazetted on 2 November 1972. Streets in the suburb are named after people associated with parliament, and law professionals.^[2]

Evatt has three neighbourhood ovals: Evatt Neighbourhood Oval, adjacent to Evatt Primary School; South West Evatt Oval, and St. Monica's Primary School oval. Evatt is bordered by Copland Drive, Owen Dixon Drive, William Webb Drive and Ginninderra Drive. Evatt has three local primary schools: Evatt Primary School, Miles Franklin Primary School and St. Monica's Primary School.

Political representation

For the purposes of Australian federal elections for the House of Representatives, Evatt is in the Division of Fraser.^[3]

For the purposes of Australian Capital Territory elections for the ACT Legislative Assembly, Evatt is in the Ginninderra electorate.^[4]

Geology

A porphyry of Green-grey Dacitic intrusive containing large white feldspar crystals is found under almost all of Evatt including all north of Moynihan Street. Glebe Farm Adamellite intrusion forms a strip a couple of hundred meters wide coming from the east of the suburb just to the south of Moynihan Street. Green grey dacitic tuff from the Hawkins Volcanics occur in the south west corner. This corner is cut by the Deakin fault near Brebner Street. Right in the very south west corner is a patch of calcareous shale.

Aerial view of Evatt, from the west.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Evatt (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
2. "Suburb Name search results". ACT Environment and Sustainable Development. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
3. "Profile of the electoral division of Fraser (ACT)". Current federal electoral divisions. Australian Electoral Commission. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
4. "Electorates 2012 election". Electorates. ACT Electoral Commission. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2013.

External links

• Evatt Primary School
• Miles Franklin Primary School
• St Monica's Primary School

Coordinates: 35°12′42″S 149°04′04″E / 35.21167°S 149.06778°E