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Population
  
3,804 (2011 census)

Postcode(s)
  
2913

Territory electorate(s)
  
Yerrabi

Area
  
230 ha

Postal code
  
2913

Established
  
2007

District
  
Gungahlin

Franklin
  
Harrison

Founded
  
2007

Federal division
  
Division of Fenner

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Franklin (postcode: 2913) is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the district of Gungahlin. It is named after the novelist Miles Franklin. The streets in Franklin are named after writers. It comprises an area of approximately 256 hectares. It is bounded by Flemington Road to the north and east, Wells Station Drive to the south, and Gungahlin Drive to the west.

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Map of Franklin ACT 2913, Australia

Franklin is serviced by ACTION bus routes 58 (weekdays) and 958 (weekends).

Open space

The suburb of Franklin includes a number of large open space to provide a pedestrian and cyclist network, and to provide an ecological corridor for the movement of native wildlife.

  • The Red Hill Heritage Site including an old pipeclay mine;
  • The Mulangarri and North Mitchell Grasslands;
  • The Gungaderra Creek;
  • Old Well Station Track which connects the Well Station Heritage Precinct (located in the neighbouring suburb of Harrison) with the Gungaderra Homestead, and Red Hill Heritage Site through to the Gungahlin Town Centre.

    • Demographics

    In the 2011 Census, the population of Franklin was 3,804, including 43 (1.1%) Indigenous persons and 2,038 (53.6%) Australian-born persons. 44.4% of the population was foreign born, the third highest for any Canberra suburb. 7.8% were born in China, 6.7% in India, 2.7 in Vietnam, 2.2% in Sri Lanka and 2.1% in Bangladesh.

    Geology

    Franklin is underlaid mostly by the Canberra Formation mudstone or volcanics from the late middle Silurian age.

    Education

    Franklin residents get preference for:

  • Franklin Early Childhood School
  • A shared PEA of Harrison School and Palmerston District Primary
  • Harrison School
  • Gungahlin College

    • References

    Franklin, Australian Capital Territory Wikipedia
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