Watson was named after the Honourable John Christian Watson (1867-1941). Honourable John Christian Watson was the third Prime Minister of the Commonwealth and first Labour Prime Minister from April - August 1904. He became prominent in Labour movement in 1893 when he was elected as the President of the Sydney Trades and Labour Council at the age of twenty-six. He was also elected to Federal Parliament in 1901 and appointed leader of the Labour Party. He retired in 1910.
The suburb name "Watson" was gazetted on 7 April 1960
Streets in Watson are named after judges.
Distance to City GPO: 0.7 km
Closest Major Shopping Centre:
CANBERRA CENTRE - 5.6 km
Closest Hospital:
CALVARY PRIVATE HOSPITAL - 6.6 km
Primary School:
MAJURA PRIMARY - 0.6 km
High School:
LYNEHAM HIGH, LYNEHAM - 3.3 km
College:
DICKSON COLLEGE - 1.6 km
University:
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY - 6.3 km
| Average age: | 35 years |
| Houses: | 62.0% |
| Townhouses: | 19.6% |
| Flats & units: | 18.2% |
| Other: | 0.2% |
| Population: | 4,188 |