Stirling is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It is located in the Weston Creek district.

Stirling Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Stirling playing fields
Stirling
Coordinates	35°20′56″S 149°03′00″E
Population	2,191 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1970
Postcode(s)	2611
Area	1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
District	Weston Creek
Territory electorate(s)	Murrumbidgee
Federal division(s)	Bean
Suburbs around Stirling: Holder Weston Weston Rivett Stirling Waramanga Chapman Chapman Fisher

The suburb is named after Sir James Stirling (1791–1865) who was the first Governor of Western Australia between 1829–1839 and established settlements at Perth and Fremantle in 1829.[2] The suburb was gazetted in 1970.[2] Its streets are named after Western Australian pioneers.[3]

Stirling contains the Weston Campus of the Canberra College, which is located on Fremantle Drive.

Geology

Deakin Volcanics red-purple and green grey rhyodacite with spherulitic texture cover most of Stirling except for Laidlaw Volcanics pale to dark grey tuff on the southernmost quarter. Quaternary Alluvium covers the south west quarter.[4]

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