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Griffith, Australian Capital Territory

January 01, 1970

Griffith is an early inner-south suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Griffith
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Grant Crescent in 2022
Griffith
Coordinates35°19′29″S 149°08′14″E / 35.32472°S 149.13722°E / -35.32472; 149.13722
Population5,328 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1927
Gazetted20 September 1928
Postcode(s)2603
Elevation587 m (1,926 ft)
Area2.75 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Location
DistrictSouth Canberra
Territory electorate(s)Kurrajong
Federal division(s)Canberra

Griffith contains the Manuka Shopping Centre, one of the earliest shopping areas built in Canberra. Noted buildings in the suburb include the Russian Embassy and St Paul's Anglican Church. Griffith, sized at approximately 3 km², is one of Canberra's oldest suburbs, with several of its streets designed according to Walter Burley Griffin's original designs for Canberra. The suburb has 20 parks covering nearly 12% of the total area.

History edit

 
House at corner of Murray and Grant Crescents

Settlement of the Blandfordia 5 Precinct southwest of Manuka began in 1926 and 1927. In 1928, southern Blandfordia (named after the Christmas Bell) was renamed Griffith and northern Blandfordia became Forrest. Griffith is named after Sir Samuel Griffith, who was chosen in 1903 as the first Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and retained his position until retirement in 1919. Streets in Griffith are named after explorers.[2]

Griffith includes several areas that are listed by the ACT Heritage Council:

  • A post-colonisation Ngambri-Ngunnawal campsite is registered on Flinders Way. According to the ACT Heritage Council, "the traffic island at the intersection of Hayes Crescent, Durville Crescent and Flinders Way is associated with Aboriginal use of the area prior to and following European settlement and includes one of the most recently used traditional Ngunnawal camping grounds [used in the 1940s-1950s]."[3]
  • The Blandfordia 5 Precinct (bounded by Bougainville and Furneaux streets, Arthur Circle Monaro Crescent and Flinders way, but including houses north of Furneaux Street in Forrest), the first stage of which was developed on Garden City principles in 1926 and 1927 to meet the urgent need for housing for public servants for the opening of the new Parliament House in Canberra in 1927. It was planned by Sir John Sulman (and departs from Walter Burley Griffin’s intent for the area) and the planting was guided by Thomas Charles Weston.[3]
  • Griffith Oval No. 1 at the corner of Captain Cook Crescent and Austin Street, the home ground of the Eastern Suburbs Rugby Union Club, which is ringed by mature trees planted between the 1930s and the 1950s.[4]
 
The art deco Whitley House at the corner of Canberra Avenue and Cunningham Street with modern flats behind and to the right
  • The Whitley Houses at the corner of Canberra Avenue and the corner of Cunningham Street and Burke and Leichhardt streets, modernist houses designed by Cuthbert Whitley and built in 1939, considered by the ACT Heritage Council to be "among the first government designed and built single-storey detached houses in the Functionalist style in Australia."[5] The Heritage Council has permitted flats to be built behind the houses, but views of the houses from the streets have been partially preserved.
  • St Paul’s Church on the corner of Canberra Avenue and Captain Cook Crescent, which the Heritage Council considers to be an excellent example of an Inter-War Gothic church with Art Deco influences. The church was designed by Sydney Architects Burcham Clamp and Son and dedicated on 6 August 1939.[6]
  • The former Petrov residence at 7 Lockyer Street, which was occupied by Vladimir Mikhaylovich Petrov and his wife, Evdokia prior to the Petrov Affair. The Heritage Council considers that "the house and its grounds preserve the outward picture of suburban normality and domesticity that the Petrovs presented to 1950s Canberra, a picture that belied the important ramifications their defection had in Australia and internationally. Their defection was a defining event of the Cold War in Australia".[7]
 
Evans Crescent House
  • The Evans Crescent Housing at 7–11 Evans Crescent, which the ACT Heritage Council considers to be an "excellent example of Inter-War Functionalist Style housing which, at the time of its construction in 1940 was relatively new in Australia."[8]
  • The Canberra Services Club at 14 Manuka Circle, which the ACT Heritage Council considers to be historically significant for its association with the provision of hospitality to service personnel by Canberra volunteers during World War II. Lady Gowrie, the wife of the Governor General, played a major role in establishing it, including fund-raising.[9] The Services Club burnt down in April 2011, but it has been decided to rebuild it.[10]
  • Manuka Swimming Pool on Manuka Circle, which was completed in 1930. The ACT Heritage Council considers it to be "an important component of the body of 'Federal Capital' style public buildings associated with the establishment of Canberra as the National Capital."[11]
  • Dairy Farmers Co-Operative complex at the corner of Wentworth Avenue and Mildura Street, which was completed in 1938 and 1952. It is an example of industrial architecture in the Inter-War Functionalist style, designed by Ken Oliphant.[12]
  • The Kingston/Griffith Garden City heritage precinct, sections 15, 16 and 17 of Kingston and section 22 of Griffith, bounded by Dawes, Howitt, Cunningham and Kennedy streets, Burke Crescent, Leichhardt and Cunningham streets and Canberra Avenue. The Garden City housing in the precinct is in Kingston and the section in Griffith is a sports ground.[13]
  • The former Griffith Child Welfare Centre at 30 Manuka Circle, which was opened in 1937. The Heritage Council considers it to be important as the first permanent baby health centre in the ACT.[14]
  • The Manuka Oval and Caretaker’s Cottage, which began to be developed as a sports ground in the early 1920s and began to be developed as a formal enclosed oval in March 1929. The Heritage Council considers that it is "significant for its continual use as a Canberra sporting facility, retaining an array of features such as the historic tree plantings, the oval, the Caretaker's Cottage and the later scoreboard which tell the story of its development as a popular sporting venue."[15]

Demography edit

At the 2021 census, Griffith had a population of 5,328 people, including 1.3% Indigenous people. The major industry of Griffith's citizens was central government administration and 41.7% of Griffith workers were professionals, 23.0% were managers and 11.6% were clerical and administrative workers. The median Griffith citizen was 38 years old, earning a mean weekly gross personal income of approximately $1,572 per week, compared to the ACT mean of $1,203 and the Australian mean of $805.[16]

66.9% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 4.2%. 76.6% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion (48.4%) and Catholic (17.8%).[16]

Politics edit

2022 Federal Election[17]
  Labor 45.68%
  Liberal 25.95%
  Greens 18.35%
  Independent 5.82%
2020 ACT Election[18]
  Labor 37.3%
  Liberal 32.9%
  Greens 18.4%
  Canberra Progressives 5.0%

Griffith is located within the federal electorate of Canberra, which is currently represented by Alicia Payne in the House of Representatives. In the ACT Legislative Assembly, Griffith is part of the electorate of Kurrajong, which elects five members on the basis of proportional representation, currently two Labor, two Greens and one Liberal.[19] Polling place statistics are shown to the right for the Griffith polling place at St Edmund's College in the 2019 federal[17] and 2016 ACT[18] elections.

Geology edit

See also: Geology of the Australian Capital Territory

Rocks in Griffith are from the Silurian age. Mount Painter Volcanics dark grey to green grey dacitic tuff is found to the south west of the Deakin Fault. Canberra Formation, calcareous shale is in the north east of the Deakin Fault. The Deakin Fault is named after the suburb, and in the suburb runs from Canberra Avenue at Manuka to Frome Street. The Deakin fault is an important fault running in the north west direction across most of Canberra.[20]

Education edit

Griffith residents get preference for:[21]

Griffith is home to Canberra's first private Catholic boys school, St Edmund's College, a Christian Brothers school opened in 1954. There are 5 other schools located in the suburb.

The Russian Embassy School in Canberra, a Russian primary school operated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, is located on the grounds of the Embassy of Russia in Canberra in Griffith. It provides a free education to Russian diplomat families and accepts other children on a tuition basis.[22]

Notable places edit

The Canberra South Bowling Club on the corner of Austin and La Perouse Streets was designed by the architect Harry Seidler and completed in 1959 and demolished in 2014 to make way for high density apartments.[23][24]

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Griffith (ACT) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  2. ^ "Place Names". Australian Capital Territory Planning and Land Authority. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b "20045. Blandfordia 5 Housing Precinct (Entry to the ACT Heritage Register)" (PDF). ACT Heritage Council. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Heritage (Decision about Registration for Griffith Oval No. 1, Griffith) Notice 2010" (PDF). ACT Heritage Council. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  5. ^ "20072. Whitley Houses (Entry to the ACT Heritage Register)" (PDF). ACT Heritage Council. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Heritage (Decision about Registration for St Paul's Church, Griffith) Notice 2011" (PDF). ACT Heritage Council. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  7. ^ "20084. Former Petrov Residence - 7 Lockyer Street (Entry to the ACT Heritage Register)" (PDF). ACT Heritage Council. 3 September 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  8. ^ "20047. Evans Crescent Housing (Entry to the ACT Heritage Register)" (PDF). ACT Heritage Council. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  9. ^ (PDF). ACT Heritage Council. 30 September 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  10. ^ . Canberra Services Club. Archived from the original on 24 January 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  11. ^ "20042. Manuka Swimming Pool (Entry to the ACT Heritage Register)" (PDF). ACT Heritage Council. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  12. ^ "20064. Dairy Farmers Co-Operative (Entry to the ACT Heritage Register)" (PDF). ACT Heritage Council. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  13. ^ "20044. Kingston/Griffith Housing Precinct (Entry to the ACT Heritage Register)" (PDF). ACT Heritage Council. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  14. ^ "Heritage (Decision about Registration for the former Griffith Child Welfare Centre, Griffith) Notice 2012" (PDF). ACT Heritage Council. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  15. ^ "Heritage (Decision about Registration for the Manuka Oval and Caretaker's Cottage, Griffith) Notice 2012" (PDF). ACT Heritage Council. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  16. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Griffith". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 September 2022.  
  17. ^ a b "Federal Election 2022 - Griffith Polling Place". Australian Electoral Commission. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  18. ^ a b "2020 Results for Kurrajong Candidates at Griffith Polling Place". ACT Electoral Commission. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Members of the Assembly". ACT Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  20. ^ Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.
  21. ^ "Priority Enrolment Areas 2015 by Suburb" (). Education Directorate, Australian Capital Territory. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  22. ^ "About School" (). Russian Embassy School in Canberra. Retrieved 14 April 2015. " Registered and postal address: 78 Canberra Avenue, Griffith, ACT 2603 "
  23. ^ Milton Cameron. Experiments in Modern Living: Scientists' Houses in Canberra, 1950 - 1970. p. 81. ISBN 9781921862694.
  24. ^ Harry Seidler at archINFORM
 
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Griffith is an early inner south suburb of Canberra Australian Capital Territory Australia Griffith Canberra Australian Capital TerritoryGrant Crescent in 2022GriffithCoordinates35 19 29 S 149 08 14 E 35 32472 S 149 13722 E 35 32472 149 13722Population5 328 SAL 2021 1 Established1927Gazetted20 September 1928Postcode s 2603Elevation587 m 1 926 ft Area2 75 km2 1 1 sq mi Location7 km 4 mi S of Canberra CBD11 km 7 mi W of Queanbeyan98 km 61 mi SW of Goulburn295 km 183 mi SW of SydneyDistrictSouth CanberraTerritory electorate s KurrajongFederal division s CanberraSuburbs around Griffith Forrest Barton KingstonRed Hill Griffith FyshwickRed Hill Narrabundah Narrabundah Griffith contains the Manuka Shopping Centre one of the earliest shopping areas built in Canberra Noted buildings in the suburb include the Russian Embassy and St Paul s Anglican Church Griffith sized at approximately 3 km is one of Canberra s oldest suburbs with several of its streets designed according to Walter Burley Griffin s original designs for Canberra The suburb has 20 parks covering nearly 12 of the total area Contents 1 History 2 Demography 3 Politics 4 Geology 5 Education 6 Notable places 7 FootnotesHistory edit nbsp House at corner of Murray and Grant Crescents Settlement of the Blandfordia 5 Precinct southwest of Manuka began in 1926 and 1927 In 1928 southern Blandfordia named after the Christmas Bell was renamed Griffith and northern Blandfordia became Forrest Griffith is named after Sir Samuel Griffith who was chosen in 1903 as the first Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and retained his position until retirement in 1919 Streets in Griffith are named after explorers 2 Griffith includes several areas that are listed by the ACT Heritage Council A post colonisation Ngambri Ngunnawal campsite is registered on Flinders Way According to the ACT Heritage Council the traffic island at the intersection of Hayes Crescent Durville Crescent and Flinders Way is associated with Aboriginal use of the area prior to and following European settlement and includes one of the most recently used traditional Ngunnawal camping grounds used in the 1940s 1950s 3 The Blandfordia 5 Precinct bounded by Bougainville and Furneaux streets Arthur Circle Monaro Crescent and Flinders way but including houses north of Furneaux Street in Forrest the first stage of which was developed on Garden City principles in 1926 and 1927 to meet the urgent need for housing for public servants for the opening of the new Parliament House in Canberra in 1927 It was planned by Sir John Sulman and departs from Walter Burley Griffin s intent for the area and the planting was guided by Thomas Charles Weston 3 Griffith Oval No 1 at the corner of Captain Cook Crescent and Austin Street the home ground of the Eastern Suburbs Rugby Union Club which is ringed by mature trees planted between the 1930s and the 1950s 4 nbsp The art deco Whitley House at the corner of Canberra Avenue and Cunningham Street with modern flats behind and to the right The Whitley Houses at the corner of Canberra Avenue and the corner of Cunningham Street and Burke and Leichhardt streets modernist houses designed by Cuthbert Whitley and built in 1939 considered by the ACT Heritage Council to be among the first government designed and built single storey detached houses in the Functionalist style in Australia 5 The Heritage Council has permitted flats to be built behind the houses but views of the houses from the streets have been partially preserved St Paul s Church on the corner of Canberra Avenue and Captain Cook Crescent which the Heritage Council considers to be an excellent example of an Inter War Gothic church with Art Deco influences The church was designed by Sydney Architects Burcham Clamp and Son and dedicated on 6 August 1939 6 The former Petrov residence at 7 Lockyer Street which was occupied by Vladimir Mikhaylovich Petrov and his wife Evdokia prior to the Petrov Affair The Heritage Council considers that the house and its grounds preserve the outward picture of suburban normality and domesticity that the Petrovs presented to 1950s Canberra a picture that belied the important ramifications their defection had in Australia and internationally Their defection was a defining event of the Cold War in Australia 7 nbsp Evans Crescent House The Evans Crescent Housing at 7 11 Evans Crescent which the ACT Heritage Council considers to be an excellent example of Inter War Functionalist Style housing which at the time of its construction in 1940 was relatively new in Australia 8 The Canberra Services Club at 14 Manuka Circle which the ACT Heritage Council considers to be historically significant for its association with the provision of hospitality to service personnel by Canberra volunteers during World War II Lady Gowrie the wife of the Governor General played a major role in establishing it including fund raising 9 The Services Club burnt down in April 2011 but it has been decided to rebuild it 10 Manuka Swimming Pool on Manuka Circle which was completed in 1930 The ACT Heritage Council considers it to be an important component of the body of Federal Capital style public buildings associated with the establishment of Canberra as the National Capital 11 Dairy Farmers Co Operative complex at the corner of Wentworth Avenue and Mildura Street which was completed in 1938 and 1952 It is an example of industrial architecture in the Inter War Functionalist style designed by Ken Oliphant 12 The Kingston Griffith Garden City heritage precinct sections 15 16 and 17 of Kingston and section 22 of Griffith bounded by Dawes Howitt Cunningham and Kennedy streets Burke Crescent Leichhardt and Cunningham streets and Canberra Avenue The Garden City housing in the precinct is in Kingston and the section in Griffith is a sports ground 13 The former Griffith Child Welfare Centre at 30 Manuka Circle which was opened in 1937 The Heritage Council considers it to be important as the first permanent baby health centre in the ACT 14 The Manuka Oval and Caretaker s Cottage which began to be developed as a sports ground in the early 1920s and began to be developed as a formal enclosed oval in March 1929 The Heritage Council considers that it is significant for its continual use as a Canberra sporting facility retaining an array of features such as the historic tree plantings the oval the Caretaker s Cottage and the later scoreboard which tell the story of its development as a popular sporting venue 15 Demography editAt the 2021 census Griffith had a population of 5 328 people including 1 3 Indigenous people The major industry of Griffith s citizens was central government administration and 41 7 of Griffith workers were professionals 23 0 were managers and 11 6 were clerical and administrative workers The median Griffith citizen was 38 years old earning a mean weekly gross personal income of approximately 1 572 per week compared to the ACT mean of 1 203 and the Australian mean of 805 16 66 9 of people were born in Australia The next most common country of birth was England at 4 2 76 6 of people spoke only English at home The most common responses for religion were No Religion 48 4 and Catholic 17 8 16 Politics edit2022 Federal Election 17 Labor 45 68 Liberal 25 95 Greens 18 35 Independent 5 82 2020 ACT Election 18 Labor 37 3 Liberal 32 9 Greens 18 4 Canberra Progressives 5 0 Griffith is located within the federal electorate of Canberra which is currently represented by Alicia Payne in the House of Representatives In the ACT Legislative Assembly Griffith is part of the electorate of Kurrajong which elects five members on the basis of proportional representation currently two Labor two Greens and one Liberal 19 Polling place statistics are shown to the right for the Griffith polling place at St Edmund s College in the 2019 federal 17 and 2016 ACT 18 elections Geology editSee also Geology of the Australian Capital Territory Rocks in Griffith are from the Silurian age Mount Painter Volcanics dark grey to green grey dacitic tuff is found to the south west of the Deakin Fault Canberra Formation calcareous shale is in the north east of the Deakin Fault The Deakin Fault is named after the suburb and in the suburb runs from Canberra Avenue at Manuka to Frome Street The Deakin fault is an important fault running in the north west direction across most of Canberra 20 Education editGriffith residents get preference for 21 Depending on the address Forrest Primary or Red Hill Primary Telopea Park School for high school Narrabundah College Griffith is home to Canberra s first private Catholic boys school St Edmund s College a Christian Brothers school opened in 1954 There are 5 other schools located in the suburb The Russian Embassy School in Canberra a Russian primary school operated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia is located on the grounds of the Embassy of Russia in Canberra in Griffith It provides a free education to Russian diplomat families and accepts other children on a tuition basis 22 Notable places editThe Canberra South Bowling Club on the corner of Austin and La Perouse Streets was designed by the architect Harry Seidler and completed in 1959 and demolished in 2014 to make way for high density apartments 23 24 Footnotes edit Australian Bureau of Statistics 28 June 2022 Griffith ACT suburb and locality Australian Census 2021 QuickStats Retrieved 28 June 2022 nbsp Place Names Australian Capital Territory Planning and Land Authority Retrieved 3 February 2014 a b 20045 Blandfordia 5 Housing Precinct Entry to the ACT Heritage Register PDF ACT Heritage Council Retrieved 17 March 2014 Heritage Decision about Registration for Griffith Oval No 1 Griffith Notice 2010 PDF ACT Heritage Council 19 August 2010 Retrieved 17 March 2014 20072 Whitley Houses Entry to the ACT Heritage Register PDF ACT Heritage Council Retrieved 17 March 2014 Heritage Decision about Registration for St Paul s Church Griffith Notice 2011 PDF ACT Heritage Council 10 March 2011 Retrieved 17 March 2014 20084 Former Petrov Residence 7 Lockyer Street Entry to the ACT Heritage Register PDF ACT Heritage Council 3 September 2004 Retrieved 17 March 2014 20047 Evans Crescent Housing Entry to the ACT Heritage Register PDF ACT Heritage Council Retrieved 17 March 2014 20078 Canberra Services Club Entry to the ACT Heritage Register PDF ACT Heritage Council 30 September 1998 Archived from the original PDF on 18 March 2014 Retrieved 17 March 2014 Club rebuild Canberra Services Club Archived from the original on 24 January 2014 Retrieved 18 March 2014 20042 Manuka Swimming Pool Entry to the ACT Heritage Register PDF ACT Heritage Council Retrieved 17 March 2014 20064 Dairy Farmers Co Operative Entry to the ACT Heritage Register PDF ACT Heritage Council Retrieved 17 March 2014 20044 Kingston Griffith Housing Precinct Entry to the ACT Heritage Register PDF ACT Heritage Council Retrieved 17 March 2014 Heritage Decision about Registration for the former Griffith Child Welfare Centre Griffith Notice 2012 PDF ACT Heritage Council 8 March 2012 Retrieved 17 March 2014 Heritage Decision about Registration for the Manuka Oval and Caretaker s Cottage Griffith Notice 2012 PDF ACT Heritage Council 8 March 2012 Retrieved 17 March 2014 a b Australian Bureau of Statistics 28 June 2022 Griffith 2021 Census QuickStats Retrieved 1 September 2022 nbsp a b Federal Election 2022 Griffith Polling Place Australian Electoral Commission 10 June 2022 Retrieved 3 September 2022 a b 2020 Results for Kurrajong Candidates at Griffith Polling Place ACT Electoral Commission 11 November 2020 Retrieved 3 September 2022 Members of the Assembly ACT Legislative Assembly Retrieved 3 September 2022 Henderson G A M and Matveev G Geology of Canberra Queanbeyan and Environs 1 50000 1980 Priority Enrolment Areas 2015 by Suburb Archive Education Directorate Australian Capital Territory Retrieved 8 February 2016 About School Archive Russian Embassy School in Canberra Retrieved 14 April 2015 Registered and postal address 78 Canberra Avenue Griffith ACT 2603 Milton Cameron Experiments in Modern Living Scientists Houses in Canberra 1950 1970 p 81 ISBN 9781921862694 Harry Seidler at archINFORM nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Griffith Australian Capital Territory Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Griffith Australian Capital Territory amp oldid 1180733034, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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