Curtin, Australian Capital Territory

At the , there were 5,569 people in Curtin. 73.4% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 3.8% and India 1.8%. 81.6% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion in Curtin were No Religion 46.8%, Catholic 21.5% and Anglican 9.8%. ==Geology==

Curtin has much Mount Painter Volcanics dark grey to grey green crystal tuff. Some cream rhyolite is found in the far east along Yarralumla creek, which runs through the edge of the suburb. Sediments such as shale and sandstone are found in the far north east corner, north of Yarralumla creek. To the west of Curtin there are horse paddocks that contain sequence of rocks getting younger as you head west. First a band of Mount Painter Volcanics cream rhyolite, followed by a band of Yarralumla Formation calcareous shale, followed by Deakin Volcanics purple and green tuff, and lastly Deakin Volcanics green-grey and purple rhyolite. All of these rock types are from the Silurian age. ==Features==

Churches • Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd • Holy Trinity (Catholic) • St James Uniting Church Accommodation • Fred Ward Gardens nursing home • L’Arche Genesaret special needs housing • Statesman Hotel Parks • South Curtin neighbourhood oval • Illoura Community Horse Holding Paddocks • North Curtin Horse Paddocks • North Curtin Oval Services • QEII Family Centre • Canberra & District Historical Society ==References==