Population 3,072 (2011 census) Postcode(s) 2904 Territory electorate(s) Brindabella Founded 1981 Gazetted 5 August 1975 | Established 1981 District Tuggeranong Area 190 ha Postal code 2904 Federal division Division of Canberra | |
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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. Gowrie is named after Brigadier-General Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie (1872–1955), Governor-General of Australia from 1936–1944.
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Map of Gowrie ACT 2904, Australia
Gowrie's streets are all named after members of the Australian Defence Force who won decorations, including the Victoria Cross. Gowrie is the former site of the Athllon Homestead.
Demographics
On Census night 2011, Gowrie had a population of 3,072 people. The median age of people in Gowrie was 38 years, compared to a median age of 34 for Canberra. Unemployment in Gowrie was 0.6% lower than the Canberra average. The median individual income for Gowrie in 2011 was $915, just below the ACT median of $917, while the median household income was $2,141. In 2011 the median monthly housing loan repayment in Gowrie was $1,946.
The residents of Gowrie are predominantly Australian born, with 77.2% being born in Australia. The three main countries of birth for those born overseas were England, 4.0%, India, 1.1%, New Zealand, 1.0%, Italy, 0.9%, and Germany, 0.7%. The most popular religious affiliations in descending order are Catholic, no religion, Anglican, Uniting and Presbyterian and reformed.
Suburb amenities
Gowrie Primary School, located on Jeffries Street, opened in 1983. The school's design has a rural theme, and each of the buildings are named after properties in the Tuggeranong Valley. The Catholic Holy Family Parish Primary School and the Holy Family Church, both part of the South Tuggeranong Corpus Christi Parish, are located on Bugden Avenue. Tuggeranong Presbyterian Church meets at Gowrie Primary School in Jeffries Street.
The Gowrie local shopping centre is located on Jeffries Street. The centre includes a supermarket, pharmacy, hairdresser and cafe. Jeffries Street is also the site of a child care centre and the Gowrie Preschool. The Erindale Scout Hall is in Finlay Place. The Gowrie District Playing fields also are located in the suburb.
Gowrie is serviced by several ACTION bus routes. Routes 65, 66 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 Gowrie 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 Gowrie, Fadden and Macarthur.
Politics
Gowrie is located within the federal electorate of Canberra, which is currently (2016) represented by Gai Brodtmann in the House of Representatives. In the ACT Legislative Assembly, Gowrie is part of the electorate of Brindabella, which elects five members on the basis of proportional representation, currently three Liberal and two Labor. Polling place statistics are shown to the right for the Gowrie polling place at Gowrie Primary School in the 2016 federal and 2016 ACT elections.
Geology
The west of Gowrie is built on Deakin Volcanics green-grey and purple rhyodacite. In the east, Gowrie is built on green-grey, purple and cream rhyolite. These rocks are 414 million years old from the Silurian period.