Higgins, Australian Capital Territory

Higgins Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Higgins
Coordinates	35°13′56″S 149°01′38″E / 35.23222°S 149.02722°E / -35.23222; 149.02722
Population	3,321 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1969
Postcode(s)	2615
Area	1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
District	Belconnen
Territory electorate(s)	Ginninderra
Federal division(s)	Fenner
Suburbs around Higgins: Holt Latham Florey Holt Higgins Scullin Hawker

Higgins is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb is named after politician and judge Henry Bournes Higgins (1851–1929). It was gazetted on 6 June 1968. The streets of Higgins are named after judges.^[2]

Higgins had two government-run schools, Higgins Primary and Higgins Preschool (both now closed). The supermarket, built by Philippos Christodoulou, Tom and Tim Efkarpidis in 1968 was, by 2024, reported to be abandoned.^[3][4]

For Australian federal elections for the House of Representatives, Higgins is in the Fenner.^[5]

For Australian Capital Territory elections for the ACT Legislative Assembly, Higgins is in the Ginninderra electorate.^[6]

Rocks in Higgins are from the Silurian age. Green grey rhyodacite of the Walker Volcanics underlie the south and centre of the suburb. North of centre is purple and green-grey dacite of the Walker Volcanics that was deposited before the rhyodacite. Purple pink rhyolite is found in the north east. In the north west is purple and green tuff.^[7]