Spence was named after William Guthrie Spence (1846-1926). William Guthrie was a prominent labour leader and was ‘father’ of the Australian Workers’ Union. He was a Member of the First House of Representatives 1901 and was Postmaster-General from 1914-15. William Guthrie was Vice-President of the Executive Council from 1916-17.
The suburb name "Spence" was gazetted on 2 November 1972
Street names in Spence are named after trade unionists.
Distance to City GPO: 2.8 km
Closest Major Shopping Centre:
BELCONNEN MALL - 4.4 km
Closest Hospital:
CALVARY PRIVATE HOSPITAL - 6.1 km
Primary School:
MT ROGERS PRIMARY SCHOOL, MELBA - 1.3 km
High School:
MELBA COPLAND HIGH SCHOOL, MELBA - 2.2 km
College:
MELBA COPLAND COLLEGE, MELBA - 1.6 km
University:
UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA, BRUCE - 4.8 km
| Average age: | 36 years |
| Houses: | 94.4% |
| Townhouses: | 3.7% |
| Flats & units: | 1.9% |
| Other: | 0.0% |
| Population: | 2,598 |