Lyons

Lyons is a suburb in the , district of Woden. The postcode is 2606. The suburb was named after Joseph Lyons, Labor Premier of Tasmania from 1923 to 1928 and a Minister in the James Scullin government from 1929 until his resignation from the Labor Party in March 1931.
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  • Type: Suburb with 3,010 residents
  • Description: suburb of Canberra, Australia
  • Also known as: Lyons, Australian Capital Territory” and “Lyons, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oakey Hill and Westfield Woden.

Peak
is a hill near , . It rises 80 metres above the adjacent south Canberra suburbs of Lyons, Curtin and Weston, and its 66 hectares is one of 33 areas which form Canberra Nature Reserve.

Shopping center
, formerly Woden Plaza, is a large shopping centre in the Woden Town Centre of of , . The centre comprises four anchor tenants - David Jones, Big W, Coles and Woolworths - and more than 250 other retail, leisure, and dining outlets.

Office building
The is a 93-metre-tall building located in the Woden Town Centre, a commercial district in . The building is a Canberra icon and remains the tallest commercial building in Canberra offering vast 360* views across Woden valley.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden and Canberra.

are three districts of just west and southwest of and . 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.

was built to be the capital city of , taking up all of Australian Capital Territory surrounded by the southeast of . A planned city with national monuments, museums, and galleries all built around large man-made lakes.

Neighborhood
is an area in the district of , covering parts of the suburbs of and . Shops, , Swimming Pool, and Circle take their name from the park in the area. is situated 6 km northeast of Lyons.

Lyons

Latitude
-35.34056° or 35° 20′ 26″ south
Longitude
149.07394° or 149° 4′ 26″ east
Population
3,010
Elevation
611 metres (2,005 feet)
Open location code
4RPFM35F+QH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26764265
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
8349159
Wiki­data ID
Q1160037
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In Other Languages

From French to Irish—“Lyons” goes by many names.
  • French: Lyons
  • Hungarian: Lyons
  • Irish: Lyons

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lyons Education Centre and Lyons Playground.

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