Lyons, Australian Capital Territory

Lyons is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden. The postcode is 2606.

Lyons Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Lyons shopping centre
Lyons
Coordinates	35.342°S 149.076°E / -35.342; 149.076
Population	3,271 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1965
Postcode(s)	2606
Elevation	598 m (1,962 ft)
Area	2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Location	10 km (6 mi) SW of Canberra CBD 17 km (11 mi) W of Queanbeyan 104 km (65 mi) SW of Goulburn 301 km (187 mi) SW of Sydney
District	Woden Valley
Territory electorate(s)	Murrumbidgee
Federal division(s)	Canberra
Suburbs around Lyons: Weston Curtin Curtin, Hughes Weston Lyons Phillip Waramanga Chifley Phillip

The suburb was named after Joseph Lyons,^[2] Labor Premier of Tasmania from 1923 to 1928 and a Minister in the James Scullin government from 1929 until his resignation from the Labor Party in March 1931. He subsequently led the United Australia Party and was the tenth Prime Minister of Australia from January 1932 until his death in 1939.

The suburb is bounded by Melrose Drive, Tuggeranong Parkway and Hindmarsh Drive. Oakey Hill Nature Reserve, part of Canberra Nature Park, is located within the suburb. The reserve has a number of walking trails and views across Woden and Weston Creek and into Civic. The suburb has a local shopping centre and neighbourhood oval. A former petrol station has since been demolished. Lyons Early Learning School caters for children from birth to grade two through an on-site childcare provider amalgamated with the school.^[3]

Streets in Lyons are named after locations in Tasmania.^[2]

Geology

See also: Geology of the Australian Capital Territory

Deakin Volcanics green-grey and purple rhyodacite in the west strip along Hindmarsh Drive and on Oakey Hill. Deakin Volcanics purple and green tuff in south east and north west. Deakin Volcanics Pink and green rhyodacitic porphyry is in the west on the higher parts. Yarralumla Formation calcareous shale is in the centre and along Devonport Street and in the north east. Mount Painter Volcanics cream rhyolite in the mid north. In Lyons it is evident that the Deakin Volcanics are laid on top of the Yarralumla Formation, which in turn overlies the Mount Painter Volcanics. A fault running east–west shows itself as a line of quartz on the surface of the ground. An anticline heads in a north–south orientation through the east of the suburb. The Deakin acid Volcanics can be observed in cuttings along Tuggeranong Parkway, and Devonport Street.^[4]

Churches

• Immanuel Community Church^[5]
• Lyons Church of Christ
• St Alban's Anglican Church

Education

Lyons residents get preference for:^[6]

• Lyons Early Childhood School
• A shared Priority Enrollment Area (PEA) of Curtin Primary and Hughes Primary
• Alfred Deakin High School
• Canberra College

References

• Australia portal

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lyons (ACT) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "Suburb Name search results". ACT Environment and Sustainable Development. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
3. "Lyons Early Childhood School". Retrieved 3 February 2014.
4. Henderson, G. A. M.; Matveev, G. (1980). Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs (Map). 1:50000.
5. Immanuellutheran.org
6. "Priority Enrolment Areas 2015 by Suburb Archived 14 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine" (Archive). Education Directorate, Australian Capital Territory. Retrieved 8 February 2016.