The Jerrabomberra District is a district of
Canberra
Canberra ( )
is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
. It is situated to the southeast of
South Canberra, south of the
Molonglo River, east of
Woden Valley and north east of
Tuggeranong and west of the
New South Wales border. It includes the suburbs of
Beard,
Hume
Hume most commonly refers to:
* David Hume (1711–1776), Scottish philosopher
Hume may also refer to:
People
* Hume (surname)
* Hume (given name)
* James Hume Nisbet (1849–1923), Scottish-born novelist and artist
In fiction
* Hume, the ...
,
Oaks Estate and
Symonston
Symonston (postcode: 2609) is a primarily industrial and agricultural suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Symonston is named after Sir Josiah Symon a Legislator, Federalist and one of the Founders of the Constitution of ...
and the military communications and logistics facility . At the , it had a total population of 1,240, comprising 559 in Symonston,
430 in Hume (including the
Alexander Maconochie Centre)
and 251 in Oaks Estate and Beard
At the , 13 also lived in ''Harman''.
It is named after
Jerrabomberra Creek, which runs through it, ''Jerrabomberra'' is derived from the
Aboriginal
Aborigine, aborigine or aboriginal may refer to:
*Aborigines (mythology), in Roman mythology
* Indigenous peoples, general term for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area
*One of several groups of indigenous peoples, see ...
word, meaning "afraid of lightning".
Jerrabomberra includes the "urban village" of Oaks Estate, which was formerly part of
Queanbeyan
Queanbeyan ( ) is a city in the south-eastern region of New South Wales, Australia, located adjacent to the Australian Capital Territory in the Southern Tablelands region. Located on the Queanbeyan River, the city is the council seat of the ...
, broadacre uses in Symonston (including the headquarters of
Geoscience Australia and the
Therapeutic Goods Administration), light industry in Hume and Symonston, HMAS ''Harman'' and rural areas. It is crossed by the
Monaro Highway and
Canberra Avenue.
History
The Jerrabomberra District was designated by the Districts Act of 1966
as one of the 18 districts of the
Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
References
{{Jerrabomberra Suburbs
Districts of the Australian Capital Territory
1966 establishments in Australia