Mawson
Mawson is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden Valley. Mawson has about 3,160 residents.- Type: Suburb with 3,160 residents
- Description: suburb of Canberra, Australia
- Also known as: “Mawson, Australian Capital Territory” and “Mawson, Australian Capital Territory, Australia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Canberra Hospital and Melrose High School.
Canberra Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Politas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Canberra Hospital is a public hospital located in Garran, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. It is the largest district general hospital in the region with 672 beds catering to a population of about 550,000.
Melrose High School
School
Melrose High School is a government school located in the Canberra suburb of Pearce. It serves years 7 through to 10. The school's name is taken from an old property that was located in the Woden area, which in turn was named after the town called Melrose in Scotland.
Marist College Canberra
School
Marist College Canberra is an independent Roman Catholic primary and secondary day school for boys, founded in 1968 by the Marist Brothers. The college is situated on 15 hectares and located in the Canberra suburb of Pearce, in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden and Manuka.
Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden
Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden are three districts of Canberra just west and southwest of Acton and South Canberra. They are just on the edge of Country ACT home to the National Arboretum, some of the most impressive greenery one could find in Canberra.
Manuka
Neighborhood
Manuka is an area in the Inner South district of Canberra, Australia, covering parts of the suburbs of Griffith and Forrest. Manuka Shops, Manuka Oval, Manuka Swimming Pool, and Manuka Circle take their name from the park in the area. Manuka is situated 6 km northeast of Mawson.
South Canberra
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
If it's your first time in Canberra and you're time limited to only exploring one part of Canberra, it has to be South Canberra. Sometimes referred to as the inner south, South Canberra houses some of Canberra's most important landmarks: Parliament House, and…
Mawson
- Category: locality
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.36337° or 35° 21′ 48″ southLongitude
149.09889° or 149° 5′ 56″ eastPopulation
3,160Elevation
640 metres (2,100 feet)Open location code
4RPFJ3PX+MHOpenStreetMap ID
node 26794676OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
8348684Wikidata ID
Q6794454
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