O'Malley, Australian Capital Territory

O'Malley
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Population:

913 (2001 census)

Established:

1973

Postcode:

2606

Property Value:

AUD AU$635,000 (2005)[1]

LGA:

Woden Valley

Assembly Electorate:

Molonglo

Federal Division:

Canberra

Suburbs around O'Malley:
Phillip	Garran	Mt Mugga mugga
Phillip	O'Malley	Canberra Nature Park
Mawson	Isaacs

O'Malley (postcode: 2606) is a suburb in the Canberra district of Woden Valley. As of the 2001 Australian cenus population of O'Malley is 913 persons. There are numerous embassies in O'Malley.

The suburb is named after King O'Malley, who was the politician who arranged the competition for a design for Canberra. Streets in O'Malley are named with Aboriginal words.

Geology

Deakin Volcanics green-grey and purple rhyodacite are under the suburb. To the east in the valley bottom is Deakin Volcanics purple and green tuff and up the slopes of Mt Mugga Mugga are Deakin Volcanics coarse dark purple rhyodacite.

See also: Geology of the Australian Capital Territory

Embassies and High Commissions in O'Malley
Botswana	Chile	Croatia	Czech Republic	Ecuador
Eritrea	Iran	Iraq	North Korea	Kuwait
Laos	Libya	Malta	Pakistan	Portugal
Romania	Samoa	Serbia	Slovakia	Syria
United Arab Emirates	Uganda	Venezuela	Vietnam	Zimbabwe

Coordinates: 35°21′09″S, 149°06′31″E

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