| Fadden Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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 Fadden Hills Pond | |||||||||||||||
  Fadden | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°24′07″S 149°07′05″E / 35.402°S 149.118°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,006 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 970/km2 (2,510/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 5 August 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2904 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| District | Tuggeranong | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Brindabella | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bean | ||||||||||||||
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Fadden is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. The postcode is 2904. The suburb is named after Sir Arthur Fadden, Prime Minister of Australia briefly in 1941.[2] It was gazetted on 5 August 1975.[2] Its streets are named after Queensland politicians.[2] It is surrounded by Macarthur, Gowrie and Wanniassa. It is bounded by Erindale Drive, the Wanniassa Hills Nature Reserve, Fadden Pine Plantation and Sternberg Crescent.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fadden". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ a b c Canberra's suburb and street names : origins and meanings. Department of the Environment, Land and Planning. 1992. p. 1. ISBN 1-86331-128-9.
