Weston, Australian Capital Territory
- Weston, Australian Capital Territory
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Weston
state = act
city = Canberra

caption =
lga = Weston Creek
postcode = 2611
est = 1970
propval = $348,000 (2005) [http://allhomes.com.au/c/ah?a=uisu&i=820]
pop = 3127 (2001 census)
ACTgov = Molonglo
fedgov = Canberra
near-nw = "Stromlo Forest"
near-n = "Stromlo Forest"
near-ne = Curtin
near-e = Lyons
near-w = Holder
near-sw = Stirling, Rivett
near-s = Waramanga
near-se = Chifley
Weston (postcode: 2611) is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. In the 2001 census 3,127 people were counted in Weston.
Weston was named after a former homestead built in the area sometime around 1835. The Weston Creek grant was once held by Captain Edward Weston the Superintendent of the Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney. Streets in Weston are named after artists.
uburb amenities
Weston Creek Centre
Weston contains the central shopping area of the Weston Creek district, which includes the Cooleman Court shopping centre. Other facilities in the Weston Creek centre include a post office, petrol station, restaurants, clubs, real estate agents and many other specialty shops.
Churches
*St Peters (Anglican church)
*Bahá'í Faith
*Church of Christ (non-denominational)
*Presbyterian
*Uniting Church in Australia
Educational institutions
*Orana School is on Hickey Street
*Weston Creek Primary School [http://www.westonps.act.edu.au] in Hilder Street was closed in December 2006.
*Canberra Institute of Technology Horticulture School has a campus in Heysen Street
Geology
Deakin Volcanics green grey and purple rhyodacite mostly covers Weston. Deakin Volcanics green grey, purple and cream rhyolite outcrop between Parkinson St and Namatjira Drive and form a large outcrop in the park to the east of Cooleman Court.A band of pink and green rhyolitic instrusive porphyryruns across Weston from west to east. It is fault uplifted on the southern side.Deakin Volcanics red-purple and green-grey rhyodacite with spherulitic texture is along Hindmarsh Drive on the southern border of the suburb.
External links
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