| Wright Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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 Wright in May 2020 | |||||||||||||||
  Wright | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°19′1″S 149°1′59″E / 35.31694°S 149.03306°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,808 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 27 July 2010[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2611 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 580 m (1,903 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| District | Molonglo Valley | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Murrumbidgee | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bean | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Wright | ||||||||||||||
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Wright (postcode: 2611) is a suburb in the Molonglo Valley district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It is named in honour of Judith Wright, a poet, environmentalist and Aboriginal land rights advocate.[3]
Wright is in the Murrumbidgee electorate for the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly and the Division of Bean for the Australian House of Representatives.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wright (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Search for street and suburb names: Wright". Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate. ACT Government. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ Downie, Graham (3 January 2008). "Suburbs named in new district". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
