Bruce, Australian Capital Territory
Suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bruce is a suburb of the Belconnen district of Canberra, that is located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb was gazetted on 6 June 1968 and named for The Viscount Bruce of Melbourne (1883–1967), the eighth Prime Minister of Australia and the first Chancellor of the Australian National University.[2]
Bruce Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°14′31″S 149°04′37″E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 7,520 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1968 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2617 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 622 m (2,041 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 8 km (5 mi) WNW of Canberra CBD | ||||||||||||||
District | Belconnen | ||||||||||||||
Territory electorate(s) | Ginninderra | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Canberra | ||||||||||||||
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At the 2021 census, Bruce had a population of 7,520 people,[3] an increase from 6,390 in 2011[4] and 3,012 in 2001.[5] 58.1% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were China (6.2%), India (4.9%), Nepal (3.5%), England (2.1%) and Vietnam (1.6%). 62.7% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin (6.7%), Nepali (3.5%), Cantonese (2.0%) and Vietnamese (1.8%). The most common responses for religion were No Religion (44.1%) and Catholic (15.3%). 20.7% of dwellings were separate houses, 45.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses or townhouses and 33.4% of were units or apartments.[3]
The Fern Hill section of the suburb was originally planned as a hub for information and communications technology businesses, with some low-rise office buildings being developed off Thynne Street, along with a small commercial centre including a cafe. However, the area has seen considerable residential development, with densities ranging from detached houses through to four-storey apartment buildings, with commercial ground floor uses.
Many of the streets in Bruce are named after people and places associated with Australian tertiary education, including:[2]
The suburb is also relatively well-served by public transport, with routes R2, R3 and R4 running through it via the Calvary Hospital, Radford College, and the University of Canberra.[6][7][8] Route R9 connects the suburb to the Gungahlin light rail at Dickson.[9] Additionally, a number of cycle routes provide links to the Inner North, Belconnen Town Centre, and Kaleen.
For the purposes of Australian federal elections for the House of Representatives, Bruce is in the Division of Canberra.[10]
For the purposes of Australian Capital Territory elections for the ACT Legislative Assembly, Bruce is in the Ginninderra electorate.[11]
Bruce is dominated by the greywacke of the Ordovician Pittman Formation. Bands of the black Acton Shale Member are found under the University of Canberra and the Calvary Hospital. Glebe Farm Adamellite is a coarse porphyritic micro adamellite of the Silurian age. It intrudes in the west north and southeast and southwest of University of Canberra. A triangle of Silurian age calcareous shale of the Canberra formation is in the north east of Bruce.[12]
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