Hume, Australian Capital Territory

Hume is a suburb of Canberra, and is adjacent to the District of Jerrabomberra in New South Wales.The suburb is named after the explorer Hamilton Hume and streets are named after Australian industrialists and businessmen.^[2] Hume is a light-industrial suburb and there is no significant housing development. At the 2021 census, Hume had a population of 395,^[1] up from six in 2006,^[3] as a result of the construction of the Alexander Maconochie Centre. The location of the prison has also given Hume a highly unusual gender ratio with 92.7% of the permanent population being male.^[1]

Hume Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Aerial view
Hume
Coordinates	35°23′13″S 149°10′12″E
Population	395 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	45.9/km2 (119.0/sq mi)
Gazetted	22 March 1982
Postcode(s)	2620
Elevation	595 m (1,952 ft)
Area	8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Location	15 km (9 mi) SSE of Canberra CBD 10 km (6 mi) WSW of Queanbeyan 100 km (62 mi) SW of Goulburn 297 km (185 mi) SW of Sydney
District	Jerrabomberra
Territory electorate(s)	Kurrajong
Federal division(s)	Bean
Suburbs around Hume: Jerrabomberra (district) Symonston Jerrabomberra (NSW) Jerrabomberra (district) Hume Environa (NSW) Gilmore Tralee (NSW) Tralee (NSW)

Geology

Further information: Geology of the Australian Capital Territory

Deakin Volcanics from the Silurian period underlie Hume. Cream and purple rhyodacite are found in the south and including Tralee, New South Wales. A mixture of purple and green tuff, ashstone, shale, and coarse sandstone is in the north east. Coarse dark purple rhyodacite is in the north end near Queanbeyan turn off.^[4]

See also

• Mugga Lane Solar Park