Dunlop, Australian Capital Territory
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| Dunlop Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||
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| Population: | 2638 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2615 | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD$325,000 (2005)[1] | ||||||||||||
| District: | Belconnen | ||||||||||||
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Dunlop is a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen. It is located at the far north-west end of Canberra, near the border with New South Wales. It is next to the suburbs of Fraser, Charnwood and Macgregor. Behind Dunlop lies the Canberra Nature Park called Dunlop grasslands nature reserve.
[edit] Geology
Rocks in Dunlop are from the Silurian age. Deakin Volcanics purple rhyodacite is found in most of Dunlop. Grey tuff from the Laidlaw Volcanics was erupted on top in the south west. The Deakin Fault passes along the north east edge of Dunlop. On the north east of the fault the green-grey dacite and quartz andesite of the Hawkins Volcanics were uplifted.
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