Hackett, Australian Capital Territory

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

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lga = North Canberra
ACTgov = Molonglo
fedgov = Fraser
est = 1960
postcode = 2602
pop = 2,787 (2001 census)
propval = $401,000 ref|Allhomes
near-nw = Watson
near-n = Watson
near-ne = "Canberra Nature Park"
near-w = Dickson
near-e = "Canberra Nature Park"
near-sw = Ainslie
near-s = "Canberra Nature Park"
near-se = "Canberra Nature Park"

Hackett is an Inner North suburb of Canberra. It was named after Sir John Winthrop Hackett (1848-1916), who was a newspaper editior and worker for the Federation of Australia. Streets in Hackett are named after scientists.

Hackett is next to Watson, Dickson and Ainslie. It is bounded by Antill street and Philip avenue, and the Canberra Nature Park of Mt Ainslie/Mt Majura, with Mount Majura located behind Hackett to the east. Hackett has a neighbourhood oval, and shopping centre.

Geology

Calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation is overlain by Quaternary alluvium.This rock is the limestone of the original title of Canberra "Limestone Plains".The higher eastern side of Hackett is on top of the lowest layer of the Ainslie Volcanics, a grey Dacite and other erupted particles such as agglomerate and tuff. [Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.]

Particular Street Names

*Madigan Street is named after geologist [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100367b.htm?hilite=madigan Cecil Thomas Madigan]
*Rivett Street is named after chemist [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110709b.htm?hilite=rivett Albert Cherbury David Rivett]
*Selwyn Street is named after geologist Alfred R. C. Selwyn
*Skeats Street is named after geologist [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110635b.htm?hilite=skeats Ernest Willington Skeats]

References

[http://allhomes.com.au/c/ah?a=si&s=58 Property values in Hackett]