The suburb was named after Sir John Winthrop Hackett (1848-1916). Sir John was a Legislator, editor of the West Australian newspaper and public benefactor and leading worker for Federation. He represented Western Australia at the 1891 and 1897-98 Conventions and was a member of the Constitutional Committee and was eleted to the State Legislative Council in 1894 and remained a Member until his death.
The suburb name "Hackett" was gazetted on 7 April 1960
Streets in Hackett are named after Scientists.
Distance to City GPO: 1.5 km
Closest Major Shopping Centre:
CANBERRA CENTRE - 4.4 km
Closest Hospital:
CALVARY PRIVATE HOSPITAL - 6.8 km
Primary School:
ROSARY PRIMARY SCHOOL - 0.9 km
High School:
LYNEHAM HIGH, LYNEHAM - 3.0 km
College:
DICKSON COLLEGE - 1.0 km
University:
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY - 5.4 km
| Average age: | 40 years |
| Houses: | 75.9% |
| Townhouses: | 14.1% |
| Flats & units: | 9.7% |
| Other: | 0.3% |
| Population: | 2,881 |