The suburb was named after Sir Edward Braddon (1829-1904) who was a Legislator, Federalist and one of the Founders of the Constitution. He was a member of the State House of Assembly since 1879, the Premier of Tasmania from 1894-1899 and elected as a Tasmanian Member of the first house of Representatives in 1901.
The suburb name "Braddon" was gazetted on 20 September 192
Street names in Braddon are aboriginal words, Legislators and Pioneers.
Distance to City GPO: 0.4 km
Closest Major Shopping Centre:
CANBERRA CENTRE - 1.0 km
Closest Hospital:
CALVARY PRIVATE HOSPITAL - 4.8 km
Primary School:
AINSLIE PRIMARY SCHOOL, AINSLIE - 0.5 km
High School:
CAMPBELL HIGH SCHOOL, CAMPBELL - 1.4 km
College:
MERICI COLLEGE - 0.5 km
University:
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY - 1.9 km
| Average age: | 29 years |
| Houses: | 13.8% |
| Townhouses: | 20.4% |
| Flats & units: | 65.6% |
| Other: | 0.2% |
| Population: | 3,575 |