Fadden, Australian Capital Territory
Encyclopedia
Fadden is a suburb in the Canberra
, Australia
district of Tuggeranong
. The postcode is 2904. The suburb is named after Sir Arthur Fadden
, Prime Minister of Australia briefly in 1941. It was gazetted on 5 August 1975. Its streets are named after Queensland
politicians. It is surrounded by Macarthur, Chisholm, Gowrie and Wanniassa though it is well known that Fadden and Macarthur are of a higher quality than other surrounding suburbs. It is bounded by Erindale Drive, and Isabella Drive.
The residents of Fadden are predominately Australian born, with 75.3% being born in Australia, compared to 77.5% in 2001. In 2006 the three main countries of birth for those born overseas were United Kingdom
, 6.3%, China
, 1.1%, and New Zealand
, 1.0%. This compares to United Kingdom
, 5.7%, New Zealand
, 1.1%, and Croatia
, 0.9% in 2001. The most popular religious affiliations in descending order are Catholic, no religion, Anglican
, Uniting
, and Presbyterian and Reformed.
The Fadden local shopping centre is located on Hanlon Crescent and includes a hairdresser
, a medical centre
, a Chiropractor
and massage therapist
, and a veterinary hospital
. Fadden's sporting facilities include the Tuggeranong Tennis Centre (now under a different ownerniship and completely rebuilt, called the Mpowerdome) located on Coyne Street, the Fadden Neighbourhood Oval, at the back of the primary school, and tennis courts off Stopford Crescent. Two areas of the Canberra Nature Park
are located in the suburb: Wanniassa Hills to the north of the suburb and the smaller Macarthur Hill in the east. Hannah Community Park straddles the border with Gowrie. The Fadden Pine Plantation, a recreational area with substantial playground and barbecue
facilities, is located between Isabella Drive, Bugden Avenue and Coyne Street. The Macarthur Scout Hall
is located on Coyne Street.
Several ACTION bus routes service Fadden. Routes 65 and 67 run between the Tuggeranong
and Woden
Interchanges every 20 to 60 minutes between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. The additional services 265 and 267, following the same routes through Fadden as 65 and 67 respectively, run during peak hour
from the Tuggeranong Interchange to City West. Route 170 also runs in peak hour from Monash
to City West. Flexibus service 967 leaves the Tuggeranong Interchange every hour from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. and the Erindale Shops every hour from 8:30pm to 11:30 p.m., and services the suburbs of Fadden, Gowrie
and Macarthur
.
Fadden is located within the federal electorate
of Canberra
. The electorate is currently represented in the House of Representatives
by Annette Ellis
. Canberra is considered a safe Labor
seat. The 2004 Federal election saw a 4.3% and 3.3% swing towards the Greens
and Labor respectively, and a swing of 6.5% away from the Democrats
. At the 2007 Federal Election the Fadden polling place counted a swing of 3.0% towards the Greens and 2.3% away from the Liberals. The Democrats did not contest this electorate.
In the ACT Legislative Assembly
, Fadden is in the electorate of Brindabella, which is currently represented by three Labor and two Liberal
members. The 2004 ACT election saw a swing of 7.5% towards the Liberals, 1.5% towards the Greens, 3.5% towards Labor and 5.0% against the Democrats.
Polling place statistics are shown above for the Fadden polling place in the 2004 federal and ACT elections.
In the east, Fadden is built on Alluvium
. The west of Fadden consists of Deakin Volcanics rhyolite
. The rhyolite can be coloured green-grey, purple or cream, and dates from the Silurian
age at 414±9 My. A fault heads north-north-west from Macarthur Hill with a quartz
outcrop.
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
district of Tuggeranong
Tuggeranong
Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 31,819 dwellings, housing 87,119 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory . The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the...
. The postcode is 2904. The suburb is named after Sir Arthur Fadden
Arthur Fadden
Sir Arthur William Fadden, GCMG was an Australian politician and, briefly, the 13th Prime Minister of Australia.-Introduction:...
, Prime Minister of Australia briefly in 1941. It was gazetted on 5 August 1975. Its streets are named after Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
politicians. It is surrounded by Macarthur, Chisholm, Gowrie and Wanniassa though it is well known that Fadden and Macarthur are of a higher quality than other surrounding suburbs. It is bounded by Erindale Drive, and Isabella Drive.
Demographics
On Census night 2006, Fadden had a population of 3,214 people. The median age of people in Fadden was 40 years, an increase from 35 in 2001, compared to a median age of 34 for Canberra. Unemployment in Fadden was 0.6 percent lower than the Canberra average. The median weekly individual income for Fadden in 2001 was $819, up from $600–$699 in 2001, compared to $723, up from $500–$599, for Canberra. The median weekly household income was $1509, within the $1500–$1999 bracket from 2001. In 2006 the median monthly housing loan repayment in Fadden was $1517, up from $1000–$1199 in 2001.The residents of Fadden are predominately Australian born, with 75.3% being born in Australia, compared to 77.5% in 2001. In 2006 the three main countries of birth for those born overseas were United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, 6.3%, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, 1.1%, and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, 1.0%. This compares to United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, 5.7%, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, 1.1%, and Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, 0.9% in 2001. The most popular religious affiliations in descending order are Catholic, no religion, Anglican
Anglican Church of Australia
The Anglican Church of Australia is a member church of the Anglican Communion. It was previously officially known as the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania...
, Uniting
Uniting Church in Australia
The Uniting Church in Australia was formed on 22 June 1977 when many congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, the Presbyterian Church of Australia and the Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union....
, and Presbyterian and Reformed.
Suburb amenities
Fadden Primary School and Fadden Preschool are located on Hanlon Crescent. Fadden Primary currently caters for Kindergarten to Year 6; the preschool is expected to be incorporated in the primary school by the end of 2008.The Fadden local shopping centre is located on Hanlon Crescent and includes a hairdresser
Hairdresser
Hairdresser is a term referring to anyone whose occupation is to cut or style hair in order to change or maintain a person's image. This is achieved using a combination of hair coloring, haircutting, and hair texturing techniques...
, a medical centre
General practitioner
A general practitioner is a medical practitioner who treats acute and chronic illnesses and provides preventive care and health education for all ages and both sexes. They have particular skills in treating people with multiple health issues and comorbidities...
, a Chiropractor
Chiropractic
Chiropractic is a health care profession concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disorders of the neuromusculoskeletal system and the effects of these disorders on general health. It is generally categorized as complementary and alternative medicine...
and massage therapist
Massage
Massage is the manipulation of superficial and deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue to enhance function, aid in the healing process, and promote relaxation and well-being. The word comes from the French massage "friction of kneading", or from Arabic massa meaning "to touch, feel or handle"...
, and a veterinary hospital
Veterinary medicine
Veterinary Medicine is the branch of science that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, disorder and injury in non-human animals...
. Fadden's sporting facilities include the Tuggeranong Tennis Centre (now under a different ownerniship and completely rebuilt, called the Mpowerdome) located on Coyne Street, the Fadden Neighbourhood Oval, at the back of the primary school, and tennis courts off Stopford Crescent. Two areas of the Canberra Nature Park
Canberra Nature Park
The Canberra Nature Park is actually 30 separate protected areas in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, ranging from bushland hills to lowland native grassland...
are located in the suburb: Wanniassa Hills to the north of the suburb and the smaller Macarthur Hill in the east. Hannah Community Park straddles the border with Gowrie. The Fadden Pine Plantation, a recreational area with substantial playground and barbecue
Barbecue
Barbecue or barbeque , used chiefly in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia is a method and apparatus for cooking meat, poultry and occasionally fish with the heat and hot smoke of a fire, smoking wood, or hot coals of...
facilities, is located between Isabella Drive, Bugden Avenue and Coyne Street. The Macarthur Scout Hall
Scouts Australia
Scouts Australia is an organisation for children and young adults from 6 to 26 years of age. Scouts Australia is part of the global Scouting movement and has been a national member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement since 1953...
is located on Coyne Street.
Several ACTION bus routes service Fadden. Routes 65 and 67 run between the Tuggeranong
Tuggeranong Town Centre
Tuggeranong Town Centre services the southernmost Canberra district of Tuggeranong. It is located on the south-western side of Lake Tuggeranong and composed of a large three-storey mall, the Tuggeranong Hyperdome, as well as a smaller shopping complex, the Homeworld, and many other buildings and...
and Woden
Woden Town Centre
Woden Town Centre is the main commercial centre of the district of Woden Valley in Canberra, Australia. It is located in the Canberra suburb of Phillip....
Interchanges every 20 to 60 minutes between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. The additional services 265 and 267, following the same routes through Fadden as 65 and 67 respectively, run during peak hour
Rush hour
A rush hour or peak hour is a part of the day during which traffic congestion on roads and crowding on public transport is at its highest. Normally, this happens twice a day—once in the morning and once in the evening, the times during when the most people commute...
from the Tuggeranong Interchange to City West. Route 170 also runs in peak hour from Monash
Monash, Australian Capital Territory
Monash is a suburb in the district of Tuggeranong, Canberra, Australia. The suburb is named after General Sir John Monash, , who commanded the Australian Army in France in the First World War. It was gazetted on 1 August 1975 and first settled in 1978. The suburb has an area of 3.41 km²...
to City West. Flexibus service 967 leaves the Tuggeranong Interchange every hour from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. and the Erindale Shops every hour from 8:30pm to 11:30 p.m., and services the suburbs of Fadden, Gowrie
Gowrie, Australian Capital Territory
Gowrie is a suburb of Canberra, Australia, located in the northern end of the Tuggeranong Valley. Tuggeranong suburbs are the southernmost of Australia's capital city...
and Macarthur
Macarthur, Australian Capital Territory
Macarthur is a suburb in the Canberra district of Tuggeranong. The suburb is named after John Macarthur, one of the founders of Australia's Merino wool industry. It was gazetted on 22 March 1982 and first settled in 1983. The wool industry is the theme for street names. The suburb has an area of...
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Politics
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Fadden is located within the federal electorate
Electoral district
An electoral district is a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body...
of Canberra
Division of Canberra
The Division of Canberra is an Australian Electoral Division in the Australian Capital Territory. The division was created in 1974 from the southern half of the old Division of Australian Capital Territory...
. The electorate is currently represented in the House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
by Annette Ellis
Annette Ellis
Annette Louise Ellis , Australian politician, was a Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1996 to August 2010, representing the Division of Namadgi 1996–98 and the Division of Canberra from 1998 to 2010.In the 1996 federal election she contested Namadgi against...
. Canberra is considered a safe Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
seat. The 2004 Federal election saw a 4.3% and 3.3% swing towards the Greens
Australian Greens
The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is an Australian green political party.The party was formed in 1992; however, its origins can be traced to the early environmental movement in Australia and the formation of the United Tasmania Group , the first Green party in the world, which...
and Labor respectively, and a swing of 6.5% away from the Democrats
Australian Democrats
The Australian Democrats is an Australian political party espousing a socially liberal ideology. It was formed in 1977, by a merger of the Australia Party and the New LM, after principals of those minor parties secured the commitment of former Liberal minister Don Chipp, as a high profile leader...
. At the 2007 Federal Election the Fadden polling place counted a swing of 3.0% towards the Greens and 2.3% away from the Liberals. The Democrats did not contest this electorate.
In the ACT Legislative Assembly
Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
The Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Australian Capital Territory...
, Fadden is in the electorate of Brindabella, which is currently represented by three Labor and two Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
members. The 2004 ACT election saw a swing of 7.5% towards the Liberals, 1.5% towards the Greens, 3.5% towards Labor and 5.0% against the Democrats.
Polling place statistics are shown above for the Fadden polling place in the 2004 federal and ACT elections.
Geology
Alluvium
Alluvium is loose, unconsolidated soil or sediments, eroded, deposited, and reshaped by water in some form in a non-marine setting. Alluvium is typically made up of a variety of materials, including fine particles of silt and clay and larger particles of sand and gravel...
. The west of Fadden consists of Deakin Volcanics rhyolite
Rhyolite
This page is about a volcanic rock. For the ghost town see Rhyolite, Nevada, and for the satellite system, see Rhyolite/Aquacade.Rhyolite is an igneous, volcanic rock, of felsic composition . It may have any texture from glassy to aphanitic to porphyritic...
. The rhyolite can be coloured green-grey, purple or cream, and dates from the Silurian
Silurian
The Silurian is a geologic period and system that extends from the end of the Ordovician Period, about 443.7 ± 1.5 Mya , to the beginning of the Devonian Period, about 416.0 ± 2.8 Mya . As with other geologic periods, the rock beds that define the period's start and end are well identified, but the...
age at 414±9 My. A fault heads north-north-west from Macarthur Hill with a quartz
Quartz
Quartz is the second-most-abundant mineral in the Earth's continental crust, after feldspar. It is made up of a continuous framework of SiO4 silicon–oxygen tetrahedra, with each oxygen being shared between two tetrahedra, giving an overall formula SiO2. There are many different varieties of quartz,...
outcrop.