• Source: Parkes, Australian Capital Territory

Parkes is an inner southern suburb of the Canberra Central district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory of Australia. Located southeast of the Canberra central business district, Parkes contains the Parliamentary Triangle and many of the national monuments of Australia's capital city.
Parkes is named in honour of Sir Henry Parkes, a Federalist, legislator and one of the founders of the Australian Constitution. Streets in Parkes are named after monarchs and constitutional references.
Parkes contains many of Canberra's large institutions and contains limited residential areas.




Population


At the 2021 census, Parkes had no population. At the 2016 census, it had five people, at the 2011 census, it had no people, at the 2006 census it had four people and at the 2001 census it had 27 people.




Notable places


Aboriginal Tent Embassy
Commonwealth Park
Commonwealth Place
East Block
Kings Park
Central Basin of Lake Burley Griffin
High Court of Australia
National Carillon
National Gallery of Australia
National Library of Australia
National Portrait Gallery
National Rose Garden
Old Parliament House
Questacon
Reconciliation Place
Regatta Point
West Block




Geology



The geology of Parkes has been studied in great detail. Canberra Formation, calcareous shale is found in the lower parts. This overlies middle Silurian Camp Hill Sandstone. The sandstone unconformably overlies the early Silurian Black Mountain Sandstone and State Circle Shale. State Circle Shale is Late Llandovery in a more finely divided time scale and it has been dated to 445 ±7 million years old. The State Circle Shale is composed of laminated shales and siltstone. Black Mountain Sandstone is composed of a white quartz sandstone.




Education


Parkes residents get preference for:

Forrest Primary
Telopea Park School (for high school)
Narrabundah College




Gallery























See also



Parliamentary Triangle




References

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• Canberra
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• Symonston, Australian Capital Territory
• Government of the Australian Capital Territory
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• Acton, Australian Capital Territory
• Barton, Australian Capital Territory
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