Oxley, Australian Capital Territory

Oxley (postcode 2903) is the smallest suburb in Canberra. It is located in the district of Tuggeranong. The suburb is named after the explorer John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley (1783 to 1828), who explored parts of New South Wales.^[2] It was gazetted on 22 March 1982^[2] and first settled in 1985. Streets are named after social reformers^[2][3] and the suburb has an area of 1.08 km².

Oxley Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Population	1,703 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1985
Gazetted	22 March 1982
Postcode(s)	2903
Area	1.08 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
District	Tuggeranong
Territory electorate(s)	Brindabella
Federal division(s)	Bean
Suburbs around Oxley: Greenway Wanniassa Wanniassa Greenway Oxley Monash Greenway Monash Monash

It is next to the suburbs of Greenway, Wanniassa and Monash and is bounded by Drakeford Drive, Taverner Street and Erindale Drive.

Geology

See also: Geology of the Australian Capital Territory

Deakin Volcanics green grey, purple and cream rhyolite occurs over most of the suburb and Deakin Volcanics green grey and purple rhyodacite is found in the far south east corner. These rocks are from 414 mya in the Silurian period.^[4]

Notes

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Oxley (ACT) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. Canberra's suburb and street names : origins and meanings. Department of the Environment, Land and Planning. 1992. p. 98. ISBN 1-86331-128-9.
3. https://www.planning.act.gov.au/tools_resources/place_search/place_search3?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHAlM0ElMkYlMkYyMDMuOS4yNDkuMyUyRlBsYWNlTmFtZXMlMkZQbGFjZURldGFpbHMuYXNweCUzRm9iamVjdElEJTNENTM3MTcmYWxsPTE%3D ^{[dead link]}
4. Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.

References

• Place names search, Geoscience Australia