- Suburb Information for Kaleen (ACT 2617)
History
‘Kaleen’ comes from the language of the Wiradhuri Tribe of the Central West of New South Wales, meaning ‘water’.
The suburb name "Kaleen" was gazetted on 15 January 1974
Street Naming Theme
The names of the streets in Kaleen are named after Australian Rivers.
Facilities
Distance to City GPO:
3.6 km
Closest Major Shopping Centre
BELCONNEN MALL - 4.1 km
Closest hospital
CALVARY PRIVATE HOSPITAL - 3.1 km
Closest Educational Institutions:
Primary School
"ST MICHAEL'S PRIMARY SCHOOL" - 0.5 km
High School
KALEEN HIGH - 0.8 km
College
RADFORD COLLEGE - 2.5 km
University
UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA, BRUCE - 2.5 km
(approximate straight line distances)
Profile
| Average age: | 37 years |
| Houses: | 94.7% |
| Townhouses: | 1.0% |
| Flats & units: | 4.3% |
| Other: | 0.0% |
| Population: | 7,586 |