| Wanniassa Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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 Wanniassa Shops | |||||||||||||||
  Wanniassa | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°24′11″S 149°05′50″E / 35.40306°S 149.09722°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 7,885 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,460/km2 (3,780/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 21 May 1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2903 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| District | Tuggeranong | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Brindabella | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bean | ||||||||||||||
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Wanniassa (/ˈwɒnɪæsə/) (postcode 2903) 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 Purwakarta Regency, West Java, Indonesia, where McQuoid had previously owned property.[2] Streets are named after Victorian state politicians[3] and the suburb was gazetted on 21 May 1974.[2]
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.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wanniassa". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Place Name Search". ACT Planning & Land Authority. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ Canberra's suburb and street names : origins and meanings. Department of the Environment, Land and Planning. 1992. p. 112. ISBN 1-86331-128-9.
