| Higgins Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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  Higgins | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°13′56″S 149°01′38″E / 35.23222°S 149.02722°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,321 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1969 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2615 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| District | Belconnen | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Ginninderra | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fenner | ||||||||||||||
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Higgins is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb is named after politician and judge Henry Bournes Higgins (1851–1929). It was gazetted on 6 June 1968. The streets of Higgins are named after judges.[2]
Higgins had two government-run schools, Higgins Primary and Higgins Preschool (both now closed). The supermarket, built by Philippos Christodoulou, Tom and Tim Efkarpidis in 1968 was, by 2024, reported to be abandoned.[3][4]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Higgins (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Suburb Name search results". ACT Environment and Sustainable Development. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ Tamis, Anastasios M (1999). The History of Greeks of Canberra and Districts. La Trobe University. ISBN 0646379879.
- ^ "Neglected Higgins, suburb the government forgot". Canberra CityNews. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
