Hume, Australian Capital Territory
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| Population | 6 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 22 March 1982 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2620 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Tuggeranong | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Canberra | ||||||||||||||
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Hume is a suburb of Canberra in the district of Tuggeranong. The suburb is named after the explorer Hamilton Hume and streets are named after Australian industrialists and businessmen.[3] Hume is a light-industrial suburb and there is no significant housing development. On Census night 2006, Hume had a population of six people. [1]
Geology
Deakin Volcanics from the Silurian period underlie Hume. Cream and purple rhyodacite are found in the south and including Tralee, New South Wales. A mixture of purple and green tuff, ashstone, shale, and coarse sandstone in the north east Coarse dark purple rhyodacite is in the north end near Queanbeyan turn off.
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Hume (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
- ^ "Suburb Information". Allhomes. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ Canberra's suburb and street names : origins and meanings. Department of the Environment, Land and Planning. 1992. p. 63. ISBN 1 86331 128 9.
See also
35°23′00″S 149°10′00″E / 35.38333°S 149.16667°E
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