Crace, Australian Capital Territory

Crace is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the district of Gungahlin. It was named after Edward Kendall Crace an original settler in the Gungahlin area. Streets in Crace are named after parishes and land divisions from colonial times.[2] It is bounded by the Barton Highway, Gundaroo Drive, Nudurr Drive and Gungahlin Drive. Located in the suburb is the Canberra Nature Park of Gungaderra Grasslands nature reserve.[3] At the 2016 census, it had a population of 4,459.[1]

Crace
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Crace
Coordinates35°12′08″S 149°06′23″E
Population4,459 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2,620/km2 (6,790/sq mi)
Established2010
Postcode(s)2911
Area1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
DistrictGungahlin
Territory electorate(s)Yerrabi
Federal Division(s)Fenner
Suburbs around Crace:
Nicholls Palmerston Mitchell
Percival Hill Canberra Nature Park Crace Canberra Nature Park
Giralang

History

Development
End 2009 aerial view of Crace from the west

The suburb is under construction, with more than half of the houses completed as of July 2012. Road construction commenced in July 2008. The construction of 21 display homes was completed in May 2009.

The ACT government has selected developers for the area as Defence Housing Australia and Canberra Investment Corporation. Expectations are that there will be 1200 houses built over the next six years. The developers are expected to make $60,000,000 but have to share half that with the government. Some very small blocks will be released for low cost housing with 85% released for high cost housing.[4] Eventually the suburb will have 1500 houses on 140 hectares.[5]

Streets
Crace in 2015
Crace shops

As part of the recent development a new series of streets have been created following a Burley-Griffen grid pattern. Phase 1 Streets:

  • Abena Avenue (main street of Crace)
  • Arcadia Street
  • Baratta Street
  • Benalla Street
  • Carrawa Street
  • Chance Street
  • Cocoparra Crescent
  • Digby Circuit
  • Dobikin Street
  • Durong Street
  • Errol Street
  • Fairfield Street
  • Galore Street
  • Harrow Street
  • Hillcrest Street
  • Junee Street
  • Keewong Crescent
  • Langtree Crescent
  • Medhurst Crescent
  • Narden Street
  • Narden Street
  • Parilia Street
  • Quain Street
  • Rylstone Crescent
  • Stowport Avenue (incorporates an urban linear park)
  • Taplow Street
  • Ultimo Street
  • Vandyke Street
  • Wadeye Street
  • Yinnar Street
  • Zanci Street
  • Fingal Street

Existing facilities
Crace Grassland Flying Field operated by the Belconnen Model Aero Club

The suburb also encompasses Gungahlin Hill, which hosts the transmission facilities for the following radio stations:

  1053 2CA
  1206 2CC
  • FM 104.7

Geography
Crace Hill

Crace Grasslands Nature Reserve and Crace Hill are not completely located in Crace despite the name; their southern parts are located in the adjacent suburb of Lyneham. It also has a CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems area.

Geology
See also: Geology of the Australian Capital Territory
Vesicular Dacite on top of Crace Hill
Canberra Formation siltstone found in east end of Crace

On the North west side of Crace the rock is middle Silurian age Canberra Formation slaty shale and mudstone. In the mid west is siltstone. Towards Gungahlin Hill there is some sandstone at the base of the siltstone deposit, then over an unconformity to lower Silurian age State Circle Shale, and then mudstone. On Gungahlin Hill the rocks are from the Ordovician age Pittman Formation with greywacke and bands of the Acton Shale Member. The east side of Crace also has Silurian Canberra Formation with the top of Crace Hill having vesicular Dacite overlying mudstone. Crace Hill has been designated as a geological monument. The Gungahlin Fault curves around the south east side of Gungahlin Hill, and heads north north east out of Crace. The Winslade Fault comes into the south of Crace over the top of Gungahlin Hill and curves north into Palmerston.[6]

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References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Crace (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  2. "Suburb Name search results". ACT Planning & Land Authority. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CRACE GRASSLANDS NATURE RESERVE
  4. Crace development a step closer 16 November 2007
  5. Crace to be carbon neutral: developers 9 September 2008
  6. Henderson, G. A. M.; Matveev, G. (1980). Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs (Map). 1:50000.
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