Banks is the most southerly suburb of Canberra. The suburb is named after Sir Joseph Banks (1743–1820), the botanist who accompanied Captain James Cook to the Pacific Ocean on which he entered Botany Bay in 1770. The suburb was gazetted on 12 March 1987. The theme of the street names is botany or natural history.
Banks is located next to the suburbs of Conder and Gordon. It is bounded by Box Hill Avenue, Tom Roberts Avenue and Tharwa Drive. Located in the suburb is Beau and Jessi Park and the Banks Oval.
The Rob Roy Nature Park is a hilly region to the east of Banks. At the east of Banks there is also mountain Big Monks, accessible from Wollemi Place. (source)
Median property value for Banks 2906 (source)
|
2001 |
$138k |
|
2011 |
$400k |
| 2016 | $415k |
Statistics about Banks (source)
|
Area of Banks |
2.3 sq Kms |
|
People |
4,967 |
|
Male |
2,389 |
|
Female |
2,578 |
|
Median age |
33 |
|
Families |
1,367 |
|
Average children per family |
1.9 |
|
All private dwellings |
1,836 |
|
Average people per household |
2.8 |
|
Median weekly household income |
$2,148 |
|
Median monthly mortgage repayments |
$2,000 |
|
Median weekly rent |
$375 |
|
Average motor vehicles per dwelling |
2 |
The most common ancestries in Banks were
|
Australian |
29.2% |
|
English |
26.1% |
|
Irish |
7.6% |
|
Scottish |
7.5% |
|
German |
3.5% |
