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Wanniassa

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Unincorporated ACT, 177 Rokeby Rd, Wanniassa, ACT 2903

Description

Wanniassa is a suburb in Australia's capital, Canberra: more specifically, in the city's southern district of Tuggeranong.

Wanniassa is a suburb in Australia's capital, Canberra: more specifically, in the city's southern district of Tuggeranong. The suburb takes its name from a pastoral property granted to Thomas McQuoid in 1835, which he named after Wanayasa in West Java, Indonesia, where McQuoid had previously owned property. Streets are named after Victorian state politicians and the suburb was gazetted on 21 May 1974.It is next to the suburbs of Kambah, Greenway, Oxley, Monash, Gowrie and Fadden. It is bounded by Athllon Drive, Sulwood Drive, Erindale Drive and Taverner Street.

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Type: Suburbs

Population: 1,001 - 10,000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 5.398 km2

Elevation: 501 to 1000 metres

Town elevation: 624 m

Population number: 7,512

Local Government Area: Unincorporated ACT

Location

Unincorporated ACT, 177 Rokeby Rd, Wanniassa, ACT 2903

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Wanniassa, Australian Capital Territory