Hughes, Australian Capital Territory

Hughes is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden. The postcode is 2605. The area of the suburb is 1.81 km2.

Hughes
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Hughes local shops
Hughes is located in Australian Capital Territory
Hughes
Hughes
Coordinates35.333°S 149.094°E / -35.333; 149.094
Population3,210 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density1,780/km2 (4,620/sq mi)
Established1963
Postcode(s)2605
Elevation592 m (1,942 ft)
Area1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Location
DistrictWoden Valley
Territory electorate(s)Murrumbidgee
Federal division(s)Canberra
Suburbs around Hughes:
Curtin Deakin Deakin
Curtin Hughes Red Hill
Phillip Garran Garran

History

Hughes is named after The Right Honourable William Morris "Billy" Hughes, seventh Prime Minister of Australia from 1915 to 1923. Streets in the suburb are named with the theme of World War I armed services personnel and contemporaries of William Hughes.[2] The suburb was gazetted on 20 September 1962, with a population of nine. Residential construction began in 1963, and by 1974 Hughes had a population of 4050.

Geography

Hughes adjoins the suburbs of Deakin, Garran, Phillip and Curtin. It is bounded by Carruthers Street to the North, Yarra Glen and Yamba Drive to the west, and the Red Hill area of Canberra Nature Park to the east and south.

Geology

Hughes has several different kinds of rock from the Silurian period. Shale from the Yarralumla Formation is in the south west. Cream coloured rhyolite from the Mount Painter Volcanics is found in the north west. Dark purple rhyodacite from the Deakin Volcanics is found in the north of Hughes. In the south east tuff forms a layer on top of the Mount Painter Volcanics. An inactive north west – south east trending fault runs through the middle of the suburb. Movement was down on the north east side.[3]

Demographics

At the 2021 census, Hughes had a population of 3,210 people.[1]

Suburb amenities
Sign marking the border of Hughes. Contains information about William Hughes.

Shopping

A small shopping centre consists of a take-away restaurant, chemist/sub-newsagency, bakery/cafe, supermarket, post office, dry cleaner, hairdresser, real estate agent, and service station and mechanical workshop.

Recreation

Sporting facilities are North Woden Tennis club[4] and Clarrie Hermes Park (Hughes Oval), as well as three local area playgrounds.

Walking trails commence in the north-east of the suburb which run to the north of Federal Golf Course through to Red Hill Nature Reserve. Parts of the suburb have views over the Woden valley and the Woden town centre to the northern reaches of the Brindabellas.

Education

Located in the suburb are Hughes primary school[5] and Hughes pre-school.

Religion

There are three churches in Hughes: Jehovah's Witnesses, Canberra Christadelphians and the Baptist Church[6]

Other

St Andrews village is a retirement village, that was controversially built next to Yarra Glen, the highway bounding the west side of the suburb.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hughes". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  2. "Suburb Name search results". ACT Environment and Sustainable Development. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  3. Henderson, G. A. M.; Matveev, G. (1980). Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs (Map). 1:50000.
  4. "Home" (PDF).
  5. http://www.hughesps.act.edu.au/
  6. http://www.hughesbaptist.org/
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