{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb | name = Symonston | state = act | city = Canberra | image = | caption = | map_type = | lga = Jerrabomberra | postcode = 2609 | est = 1928 | gazetted = 20 September 1928 | pop = <!--leave blank to draw the latest automatically from Wikidata--> | alternative_location_map = Australia ACT districted Canberra | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Canberra | coordinates = {{coord|35|20|47|S|149|10|40|E|region:AU-ACT_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | elevation = 583 | area = 9.90 | stategov = Kurrajong | fedgov = Bean | fedgov2 = Canberra | dist1 = 10 | dir1 = SSE | location1 = Canberra CBD | dist2 = 8 | dir2 = W | location2 = Queanbeyan | dist3 = 96 | dir3 = SW | location3 = Goulburn | dist4 = 293 | dir4 = SW | location4 = Sydney | near-nw = Narrabundah | near-n = Fyshwick | near-ne = | near-e = ''Queanbeyan'' | near-w = O'Malley | near-sw = | near-s = Hume | near-se = ''HMAS Harman'' }}
'''Symonston''' is a primarily industrial and agricultural suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Symonston is named after Sir Josiah Symon, a legislator, federalist, and one of the original framers of the Australian Constitution.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.actpla.act.gov.au/tools_resources/place_search3?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHAlM0ElMkYlMkYyMDMuOS4yNDkuMyUyRlBsYWNlTmFtZXMlMkZQbGFjZURldGFpbHMuYXNweCUzRm9iamVjdElEJTNENTM3ODAmYWxsPTE%3D | title = Suburb Name search results| publisher = ACT Environment and Sustainable Development| accessdate = 9 February 2014}}</ref>
Located in Symonston are the Periodic Detention Centre and Symonston Temporary Remand Centre and three caravan parks: Canberra South Motor Park, Sundown Village and Narrabundah Longstay Caravan Park. Geoscience Australia has its headquarters in Symonston.
==Planning==
The Symonston area has traditionally been denoted 'Broadacre' area by the planning authorities, meaning that it has retained a traditionally rural character with some larger institution uses, particularly by the Australian Defence Force and Geoscience Australia. With the release of the Canberra Spatial Plan by the ACT Government, the area and the adjoining Majura Valley has been denoted as an employment corridor centred on Canberra Airport and Fyshwick.
==Geology== {{See also|Geology of the Australian Capital Territory}}
Rocks in Symonston are from the Silurian age Mount Painter Volcanics dark grey to green grey dacitic tuff underlies most of Symonston. Narrabundah Ashstone Member is found in the northern corner near the motor park. Canberra Formation, calcareous shale found to the east of the ashstone. Further to the east and over to Harman is found the dacitic andesite of the Ainslie Volcanics. An unnamed coarse leucogranite has a small out crop east of Jerrabomberra creek.<ref>Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.</ref>
Geoscience Australia is the Australian Government organisation tasked with supplying scientific information and knowledge about the geography and geology of Australia. It has information about the geology of the whole of Australia including Canberra.
[[File:Geoscience Australia.jpg|thumb|left|Geoscience Australia in Symonston]] thumb|right|300px|Aerial view from east
==Education== Symonston residents get preference for:<ref>"[http://www.det.act.gov.au/school_education/enrolling_in_an_act_public_school/priority_placement_areas/priority-enrolment-areas-2015-by-suburb Priority Enrolment Areas 2015 by Suburb]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160214184237/http://www.det.act.gov.au/school_education/enrolling_in_an_act_public_school/priority_placement_areas/priority-enrolment-areas-2015-by-suburb Archive]). Education Directorate, Australian Capital Territory. Retrieved 8 February 2016.</ref> *Depending on the address: Forrest Primary or Red Hill Primary *Telopea Park School (for high school) *Narrabundah College
==Footnotes== {{Commons category|Symonston, Australian Capital Territory}} {{Reflist}}
{{Jerrabomberra Suburbs}}
Category:Suburbs of Canberra