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Isaacs (/ˈzæks/) is a suburb in the district of Woden in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The postcode is 2607.

Isaacs
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Isaacs shopping centre
Isaacs
Coordinates35°22′03″S 149°06′41″E
Population2,379 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density767/km2 (1,990/sq mi)
Established1986
Postcode(s)2607
Area3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
DistrictWoden Valley
Territory electorate(s)Murrumbidgee
Federal division(s)Bean
Suburbs around Isaacs:
Phillip O'Malley
Mawson Isaacs
Farrer

The suburb was gazetted as a Division Name on 12 May 1966 but residential housing was not built until the late 1980s. Isaacs is next to the suburbs of O'Malley, Mawson and Farrer. It is bounded by Yamba Drive and Ngunawal Drive. Located in the suburb is the Canberra Nature Park of Isaacs Ridge and the Long Gully pine plantation.

The suburb is named after Sir Isaac Isaacs (1855–1948), politician, Chief Justice and the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia (1931–1936).[2]


Demographics


Playground near the Isaacs shops
Playground near the Isaacs shops

In the 2021 census, the population of Isaacs was 2,379, including 40 (1.7%) Indigenous persons and 1,466 (61.6%) Australian-born persons.[1]


Theme for streets


Typical cul-de-sac in Isaacs
Typical cul-de-sac in Isaacs

The suburb's theme is 'educationists': the streets[2] are therefore named after people associated with Australian education. Some of the main streets in Isaacs, and their honorees, are:


Geology


Isaacs and environs, taken from Isaacs Ridge
Isaacs and environs, taken from Isaacs Ridge

Isaacs is built on Silurian age Deakin Volcanics. These are green-grey and purple coloured rhyodacite. The lower lying parts of the suburb are covered with Quaternary alluvium on top. Isaacs ridge has the same outcrops as the rest of the suburb.[4]


References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Isaacs". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  2. "Suburb Name search results". ACT Environment and Sustainable Development. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  3. Mackinnon, Alison (1996) "Dorsch, Agnes Marie Johanna (1871–1958)", Australian Dictionary of Biography
  4. Henderson, G. A. M.; Matveev, G. (1980). Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs (Map). 1:50000.



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