Demographics

Florey is approximately 2.76 square kilometres. In 2016 the population of Florey was 4764. The population is 49% male and 51% female. On average the monthly mortgage repayments in Florey are $1800 to $2399. The most common weekly income bracket is $1000 to $1249 per week. Weekly rents in the area are on average $350 to $449.

Description

Florey (postcode: 2615) is a residential suburb of the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Florey was gazetted on 5 August 1975 and most houses were constructed in the mid-1980s. A minor industrial area was located in the suburb prior to residential development. The suburb itself is named after Howard Florey, Baron Florey, who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 for his role in the extraction of penicillin. The streets of Florey are named after Australian scientists.

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