Isabella Plains, Australian Capital Territory
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| Isabella Plains Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
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| Population: | 4,385 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1985 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2905 | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $300,000 (2005)[1] | ||||||||||||
| District: | Tuggeranong | ||||||||||||
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Isabella Plains is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. The postcode is 2905. The suburb is named after Isabella Maria Brisbane (1821-1849), who was the daughter of Thomas Brisbane the colonial Governor of New South Wales when the area was first explored by white settlers in the 1820s. It was gazetted on 5 August 1975. Streets are named after New South Wales parish names.
It is next to the suburbs of Monash, Bonython, Richardson and Calwell. It is bounded by Isabella Drive, Drakeford Drive, Johnson Drive and Ashley Drive. Located in the suburb are a small group of shops, MacKillop Catholic College, Isabella Plains Primary School, and Isabella Plains neighbourhood oval.
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[edit] Facilities
[edit] Shops
A small shopping centre is located on the corner of Ellerston Avenue and Galloway Street. This includes a small supermarket, a hairdresser and a Chinese restaurant.
[edit] Schools
(a) Government schools
- Isabella Plains Primary School
- Isabella Plains Pre-school
(b) Non-government schools
[edit] Community facilities
An early childhood centre exists next to Isabella Plains Primary School on Ellerston Avenue, offering day care and children's health services. After school care is also available through Isabella Plains Primary School.
A Neighbourhood Centre shares a car park with the shops. This centre is available for general hire by the community and hosts, among other things, several daytime playgroups for mothers with young children in connection with the ACT Playgroups Association.
[edit] Churches
- Brindabella Baptist Church , meets at MacKillop Catholic College, 10am each Sunday.
- Tuggeranong Presbyterian Church meets at Isabella Plains Public School, 10am each Sunday. See also Tuggeranong Presbyterian Church.
[edit] Geology
Deakin Volcanics green grey and purple rhyodacite underlies the suburb, but it is overlaid by alluvium in the low lying parts.
