Palmerston was named in honour of George Thomas Palmer (1784-1854). George Palmer was one of the first three landholders in the Gungahlin district, establishing a settlement in 1826; his settlement was originally known as Palmerville and later was referred to as Ginninderra.
The suburb name "Palmerston" was gazetted on 20 March 1991
The theme used to name streets in Palmerston is mountains of Australia
Distance to City GPO: 1.8 km
Closest Major Shopping Centre:
THE MARKETPLACE - 1.7 km
Closest Hospital:
CALVARY PRIVATE HOSPITAL - 6.8 km
Primary School:
PALMERSTON DISTRICT PRIMARY - 0.3 km
High School:
BURGMANN ANGLICAN SCHOOL, GUNGAHLIN - 0.8 km
College:
Gungahlin College - 1.5 km
University:
UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA, BRUCE - 5.8 km
| Average age: | 34 years |
| Houses: | 64.5% |
| Townhouses: | 35.3% |
| Flats & units: | 0.2% |
| Other: | 0.0% |
| Population: | 5,712 |