Banks, Australian Capital Territory

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Banks
city = Canberra
state = Australian Capital Territory

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lga = Tuggeranong
ACTgov = Brindabella
fedgov = Canberra
est = 1992
postcode = 2906
pop = 3,626 (2001 census)
propval = AU$306,000 (2005) [http://allhomes.com.au/c/ah?a=uisu&i=34]
near-nw = Gordon
near-n = Conder
near-ne = Conder
near-w = Gordon
near-e = "Nature reserve"
near-sw = "Murrumbidgee River corridor"
near-s = "Bushland"
near-se = "Nature reserve"

Banks (postcode 2906) is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. It is the most southerly suburb of Canberra. The suburb is named after Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), the botanist who accompanied Captain James Cook to the Pacific Ocean on which he entered Botany Bay in 1770. The suburb was gazetted on Date|12 March 1987. The theme of the street names is botany or natural history.

Banks is located next to the suburbs of Conder and Gordon. It is bounded by Box Hill Ave, Tom Roberts Ave and Tharwa Drive. Located in the suburb is Beau & Jessie Park and the Banks Oval.

The Rob Roy Nature Park is a hilly region to the east of Banks. The suburb itself slopes gently to the west north west.

There is a small shopping centre in the suburb, on the main internal road: Pockett Avenue.

Geology

Alluvium covers the whole suburb. Underneath the alluvium and on the surrounding hills are Deakin Volcanics erupted during the Silurian age at 414 Mya. [Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.]

References

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*cite web|title= Place names search |publisher= Australian Government, Geoscience Australia |url= http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazm01?placename=Banks&placetype=R&state=ACT |accessdate= 2008-08-04