Page, Australian Capital Territory

Page, Australian Capital Territory

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



caption =
lga = Belconnen
postcode =
est =
propval =
pop = 2,737 (2001 census)
ACTgov = Ginninderra
fedgov = Fraser
near-nw = Florey
near-n = Florey
near-ne = Belconnen
near-e = Belconnen
near-w = Scullin
near-sw = Hawker
near-s = Weetangera
near-se = Macquarie

Page is a suburb of Canberra, in the district of Belconnen. The suburb is named in honour of Sir Earle Page, a former Prime Minister. Streets in Page are named in honour of Australian scientists. As of the 2001 census, the population of Page was 2737.

Geology

Silurian age Green grey rhyodacite of the Walker Volcanics underlie the south and center of the suburb.A lens of limestone is found just to the west of the center of the suburb.The mid west has purple and green-grey dacite of the Walker Volcanics that was deposited before the rhyodacite.The north east has purple rhyodacite from the Deakin Volcanics.The Page north west has pink rhyolite from the Deakin Volcanics.


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