Theodore was named after the Honourable Edward Glanville Theodore (1884-1950). Honourable Edward Glanville Theodore was a Member of Parliament and was a successful Businessman. He was a Member of the Queensland Parliament from 1909-25, Treasurer and Minister for Public Works from 1915-19, Premier of Queensland from 1919-25, Member of Federal Parliament from 1927-31 and Treasurer and Deputy Prime Minister from 1929-31. Honourable Theodore was the Chairman for the Consolidated Press from 1936-39 and was Director-General of Allied Works from 1942-44.
The suburb name "Theodore" was gazetted on 5 August 1975
Street names in Theodore are named after those involved in the civilian war effort during World War I and World War II.
Distance to City GPO: 2.6 km
Closest Major Shopping Centre:
LANYON MARKETPLACE - 2.6 km
Closest Hospital:
THE CANBERRA HOSPITAL - 11.6 km
Primary School:
THEODORE PRIMARY - 0.4 km
High School:
CALWELL HIGH SCHOOL, CALWELL - 1.0 km
College:
MACKILLOP COLLEGE - 3.7 km
University:
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY - 18.9 km
| Average age: | 33 years |
| Houses: | 99.5% |
| Townhouses: | 0.2% |
| Flats & units: | 0.0% |
| Other: | 0.3% |
| Population: | 4,110 |