Gordon is a suburb of Tuggeranong, named after the poet Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833–1870). It was gazetted on 12 March 1987.
Streets are named after sportspersons, an example is Woodfull Loop, named after the captain of the Australian cricket team during the Bodyline test series. (source)
Median property value for Gordon 2906 (source)
2001 | $152k |
2011 | $410k |
| 2016 | $440k |
Statistics about Gordon (source)
Area of Gordon | 4.4 sq Kms |
People | 7,611 |
Male | 3.661 |
Female | 3,950 |
Median age | 36 |
Families | 2,117 |
Average children per family | 1.9 |
All private dwellings | 2,987 |
Average people per household | 2.7 |
Median weekly household income | 1,990 |
Median monthly mortgage repayments | 1,950 |
Median weekly rent | 370 |
Average motor vehicles per dwelling | 2 |
The most common ancestries in Gordon were
English | 26.8% |
Australian | 26.6% |
Irish | 8.8% |
Scottish | 7.3% |
German | 2.8% |
