Harrison
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Light rail construction on Flemington Road, Harrison
Harrison is located in Australian Capital Territory
Harrison
Harrison
Coordinates35°11′51″S 149°9′16″E / 35.19750°S 149.15444°E / -35.19750; 149.15444
Population8,244 (SAL 2021)[1]
Gazetted18 October 1991[2]
Postcode(s)2914
Elevation612 m (2,008 ft)
Area3.0 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Location
DistrictGungahlin
Territory electorate(s)Yerrabi
Federal division(s)Fenner
Suburbs around Harrison:
Gungahlin Gungahlin Kenny
Franklin Harrison Kenny
Mitchell

Harrison is a suburb of the district of Gungahlin in Canberra, Australia. The suburb is named after the former city planner Peter Harrison, who was instrumental in reviving Walter Burley Griffin's plan for the National Capital. The suburb is adjacent to the suburbs of Franklin, Gungahlin, Throsby, Kenny and the industrial estate Mitchell. Harrison's place names reflects those of "natural features, waterfalls, plains, tablelands and plateaux".[3] The suburb is located approximately 2 km east of the Gungahlin Town Centre and about 10 km from the centre of Canberra.

After the launch of Light Rail on 20 April by ACT government,[4] Harrison residents can enjoy the benefits of Light Rail from any of the Flemington Road stops.

Schools

Name Suburb Type District Opened Website Notes
Harrison SchoolHarrisonPublicGungahlin2008WebsiteK-10
Mother Teresa Primary SchoolHarrisonCatholicGungahlin2010WebsiteK-6
Harrison Early Childhood CentreHarrisonPrivateGungahlin2010WebsiteK-2

Parks

Harrison Green flats
Harrison and Franklin aerial view from north east
Address PlayGym
Eric Mawson St, Harrison ACT 2914No
Turtle Rock St, Harrison ACT 2914No
Tanami St, Harrison ACT 2914Yes
Moonlight St, Harrison ACT 2914Yes

Geology

Harrison is underlaid mostly by the Canberra Formation mudstone or volcanics from the late middle Silurian age. Near the eastern corner is an outcrop of the Ainslie Volcanics dacite or andesite.[5]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Harrison (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ↑ "Suburbs & their names" (PDF). Archives ACT. 8 September 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Suburb Name search results". ACT Environment and Sustainable Development. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Light Rail Launch - Transport Canberra". www.transport.act.gov.au. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019.
  5. ↑ Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.
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