Postcode(s) 2611 Wright Coombs Territory electorate(s) Murrumbidgee Federal division Division of Canberra | Website Wright Postal code 2611 Gazetted 27 July 2010 District Molonglo Valley | |
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Location 10 km (6 mi) W of Canberra City | ||
Wright (postcode: 2611) is a suburb currently under development in the Molonglo Valley district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It is named in honour of Judith Wright, a poet, environmentalist and Aboriginal land rights advocate.
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Map of Wright ACT 2611, Australia
Location and urban structure
Construction of the first house in Wright was completed in June 2012.
Demographics
Wright did not have a separate geographical identifier allocated on the date of the 2011 census, and was grouped with the Weston Creek-Stromlo statistical sub-division. In this division, there was a population of 17, with 10 males and seven females. The ABS recorded nine dwellings, with a median weekly household income of A$2,250. Peculiarly, an unusually high number of motor vehicles per dwelling was recorded, at 12.7.
Geology
Wright is built on rhyodacite rocks from the Silurian period which are about 414 million years old. These rocks are part of the Deakin Volcanics.