Fisher
Fisher is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia located in the district of Weston Creek. Fisher was named after Andrew Fisher, coal miner, founding member of the federal parliamentary Labor Party and Prime Minister of Australia for three terms between 1908 and 1915.
- Type: Suburb with 2,870 residents
- Description: suburb of Canberra, Australia
- Also known as: “Fisher, Australian Capital Territory” and “Fisher, Australian Capital Territory, Australia”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Mount Stromlo High School and Mount Taylor.
Mount Taylor
Peak
Photo: Matilda, Public domain.Westfield Woden
Shopping center
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chifley and Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden.
Fisher
- Category: locality
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-35.36126° or 35° 21′ 41″ south
Longitude
149.05688° or 149° 3′ 25″ east
Population
2,870
Elevation
628 metres (2,060 feet)
Open location code
4RPFJ3Q4+FQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From French to Urdu—“Fisher” goes by many names.
- French: “Fisher”
- Hungarian: “Fisher (Ausztráliai fővárosi terület)”
- Hungarian: “Fisher”
- Irish: “Fisher”
- Persian: “فیشر، قلمرو پایتختی استرالیا”
- Persian: “فیشر”
- Urdu: “فشر، آسٹریلوی دار الحکومت علاقہ”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Waramanga and Stirling.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Araluen Street and Pandanus Street Neighbourhood Playground.
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