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Dunlop (postcode: 2615) is a suburb of the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Dunlop is at the far north-west edge of Canberra, near the border with the state of New South Wales. Approximately north-west of the city, Dunlop is next to the suburbs of Fraser, Charnwood and Macgregor. At the edge and within Dunlop lies the Canberra Nature Park called Dunlop Grasslands Nature Reserve, West Belconnen Ponds, Jarramlee Pond and Fassifern Pond which are part of the Ginninderra Catchment.〔http://www.ginninderralandcare.org.au/content.php?id=40〕 Dunlop is named after Lieutenant Colonel Sir Ernest Edward 'Weary' Dunlop who was an Australian surgeon and was renowned for his leadership whilst being held prisoner of war by the Japanese during World War II. He was born in Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia. Streets in Dunlop are named after inventors, inventions and artists.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Suburb Name search results )〕 ==Demographics== In the 2011 Australian Census, there were 7,109 persons usually resident in Dunlop (Suburb): 49.5% were males and 50.5% were females. Of the total population in Dunlop (Suburb) 1.5% were Indigenous persons, compared with 2.5% Indigenous persons in Australia.〔 The Census showed 26.3% of the population usually resident in Dunlop (Suburb) were children aged between 0–14 years, and 12.1% were persons aged 55 years and over. The median age of persons in Dunlop (Suburb) was 31 years, compared with 37 years for persons in Australia.〔 The 2011 Census showed that 77.2% of persons usually resident in Dunlop stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses within Dunlop (Suburb) were: England 2.9%, India 1.2%, Vietnam 1.2%, New Zealand 1% and China 0.9%.〔 In the 2011 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for persons usually resident in Dunlop (Suburb) were Catholic 28.2%, No Religion 24.7%, Anglican 16.8%, Uniting Church 3.5% and Islam 2.8%. The 2011 Census also revealed that 55.1% of persons aged 15 years and over usually resident in Dunlop (Suburb) were married, 31.7% never married, 10.6% separated or divorced and 2.5% widowed.〔 In Dunlop, the median weekly individual income for persons aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $981, compared with $577 in Australia. The median weekly household income was $2,072, compared with $1,234 in Australia. The median weekly family income was $2,215, compared with $1,481 in Australia. In the 2011 Census, there were 1,988 families in Dunlop (Suburb): 54.2% were couple families with children, 30.4% were couple families without children, 14.3% were one parent families and 1.1% were other families.〔 In the Census there were 2,367 occupied private dwellings counted in Dunlop (Suburb): 91% were separate houses, 8.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc., and 0.2% were flats.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dunlop, Australian Capital Territory」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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