| Cook Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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  Cook | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°15′35″S 149°03′50″E / 35.25972°S 149.06389°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,965 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1968 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2614 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| District | Belconnen | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Ginninderra | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Canberra | ||||||||||||||
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Cook (postcode: 2614) is a suburb of the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. At the 2016 census, Cook had a population of 2,965 people.[2]
The suburb of Cook is named after Captain James Cook and the sixth Prime Minister of Australia Sir Joseph Cook. The streets in Cook are named after notable women from Australian history.[3]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cook (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cook". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Suburb Name search results". ACT Environment and Sustainable Development. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
