Pearce, Australian Capital Territory

Pearce (/pɪərs/) is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden.^[2] The postcode is 2607. It was named after the longest-serving Senator and longest-serving Minister in Australia's federal history, Sir George Pearce.^[3]

Pearce Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Pearce shopping village
Pearce
Coordinates	35.362°S 149.085°E / -35.362; 149.085
Population	2,687 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1967
Postcode(s)	2607
Elevation	640 m (2,100 ft)
Area	1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Location	14 km (9 mi) SSW of Canberra CBD 17 km (11 mi) W of Queanbeyan 104 km (65 mi) SW of Goulburn 301 km (187 mi) SW of Sydney
District	Woden Valley
Territory electorate(s)	Murrumbidgee
Federal division(s)	Bean
Suburbs around Pearce: Chifley Chifley Phillip Canberra Nature Park Pearce Mawson Canberra Nature Park Torrens Mawson

Pearce adjoins the suburbs of Torrens, Mawson and Chifley. It is bordered by Beasley St to the south, Melrose and Athllon drives to the east and the Mount Taylor nature reserve to the west; a green corridor forms the northern border with Chifley. Located in the suburb are Marist College, Melrose High School and Sacred Heart Primary School, a shopping centre and a neighbourhood oval.

Geology

Looking up Parkhill Street, Pearce, towards Mount Taylor

Deakin Volcanics green-grey and purple rhyodacite is in the northern half and under Quaternary alluvium in the south. In the upper parts of the suburb are two patches of Deakin Volcanics green grey, purple and cream rhyolite. Further up Mount Taylor are Deakin Volcanics red-purple and green grey rhyodacite and porphyry.^[4]

See also: Geology of the Australian Capital Territory