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Banks

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Unincorporated ACT, 177 Rokeby Rd, Banks, ACT 2906

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Banks is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong.

Banks is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. It 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 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 adjacent 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 Reserve, part of Canberra Nature Park, is a hilly region to the east of Banks that includes Mt Rob Roy. Nearer and also to the east of Banks is the smaller mountain Big Monks, accessible from Wollemi Place. Big Monks has a gliding stage near the top, allowing paragliders and hang-gliders to fly over the suburb of Banks.The suburb itself slopes gently to the west-northwest.

There is a small shopping centre in the suburb, on the main internal road, Pockett Avenue. It includes 2 small take-away food shops, a pet shop and a small IGA supermarket.

Banks 1, Banks' only oval, is used for local events such as the Saint Clare Of Assisi Primary School Athletics Carnival.

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Type: Suburbs

Population: 1001-10000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 2.253 km2

Elevation: 501-1000 metres

Town elevation: 616 m

Population number: 4,967

Local Government Area: Unincorporated ACT

Location

Unincorporated ACT, 177 Rokeby Rd, Banks, ACT 2906

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Banks, Australian Capital Territory

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