Hume, Australian Capital Territory

Hume is a suburb of Canberra, and is adjacent to the District of Jerrabomberra in New South Wales.The suburb is named after the explorer Hamilton Hume and streets are named after Australian industrialists and businessmen.[2] Hume is a light-industrial suburb and there is no significant housing development. At the 2021 census, Hume had a population of 395,[1] up from six in 2006,[3] as a result of the construction of the Alexander Maconochie Centre. The location of the prison has also given Hume a highly unusual gender ratio with 92.7% of the permanent population being male.[1]

Hume
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Aerial view
Hume is located in Australian Capital Territory
Hume
Hume
Coordinates35°23′13″S 149°10′12″E
Population395 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density45.9/km2 (119.0/sq mi)
Gazetted22 March 1982
Postcode(s)2620
Elevation595 m (1,952 ft)
Area8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Location
DistrictJerrabomberra
Territory electorate(s)Kurrajong
Federal division(s)Bean
Suburbs around Hume:
Jerrabomberra (district) Symonston Jerrabomberra (NSW)
Jerrabomberra (district) Hume Environa (NSW)
Gilmore Tralee (NSW) Tralee (NSW)

Geology
Further information: Geology of the Australian Capital Territory

Deakin Volcanics from the Silurian period underlie Hume. Cream and purple rhyodacite are found in the south and including Tralee, New South Wales. A mixture of purple and green tuff, ashstone, shale, and coarse sandstone is in the north east. Coarse dark purple rhyodacite is in the north end near Queanbeyan turn off.[4]

See also

Footnotes
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hume". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  2. Canberra's suburb and street names : origins and meanings. Department of the Environment, Land and Planning. 1992. p. 63. ISBN 1-86331-128-9.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Hume (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
  4. Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.

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