Hawker
Hawker is a suburb of the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb of Hawker is named after Charles Hawker, Member of the House of Representatives from 1929 to 1938 and Federal minister in 1932.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 2,960 residents
- Description: suburb of Canberra, Australia
- Also known as: “Hawker, Australian Capital Territory” and “Hawker, Australian Capital Territory, Australia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hawker College and Weetangera Primary School.
Hawker College
School
Hawker College is a senior secondary college in Hawker, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra. It caters to students completing their final two years of secondary education, and offers a wide range of curriculum choices.
Weetangera Primary School
School
Weetangera Primary School is a public coed primary school located in the suburb of Weetangera in Canberra, Australia. It caters for children in kindergarten to grade 6. The school's Principal is currently Julie Cooper.
Westfield Belconnen
Shopping center
Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 2.5 au.
Westfield Belconnen, also known colloquially as Belconnen Mall, is managed by Scentre Group and located in the Canberra suburb of Belconnen, Australia. The shopping centre is the largest in Canberra, featuring around 270 specialty stores. Westfield Belconnen is situated 3 km east of Hawker.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cook and Black Mountain Peninsula.
Cook
Suburb
Cook is a suburb of the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. At the 2021 census, Cook had a population of 2,965 people. Cook is situated 3 km southeast of Hawker.
Black Mountain Peninsula
Locality
Black Mountain Peninsula, located in Acton, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of the capital Canberra, is a prominent area on the western region of Lake Burley Griffin. It is popular for water recreation and picnics. Black Mountain Peninsula is situated 8 km southeast of Hawker.
Acton
Acton is a small affluent suburb west of Civic and is Canberra's university district, mostly taken up by the Australian National University. Right next to the ANU is the Australian National Botanic Gardens, containing some of the most diverse ranges…
Hawker
- Category: locality
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.24704° or 35° 14′ 49″ southLongitude
149.0367° or 149° 2′ 12″ eastPopulation
2,960Elevation
632 metres (2,073 feet)Open location code
4RPFQ23P+5MOpenStreetMap ID
node 77445206OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
8349385Wikidata ID
Q1034542
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Hawker” goes by many names.
- French: “Hawker”
- Hungarian: “Hawker”
- Irish: “Hawker”
- Japanese: “ホーカー”
- Spanish: “Hawker (Territorio de la Capital Australiana)”
- Spanish: “Hawker”
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Localities in the Area
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