Gowrie, Australian Capital Territory

Gowrie is a suburb of Canberra, Australia, located in the northern end of the Tuggeranong Valley. Tuggeranong suburbs are the southernmost of Australia's capital city. Gowrie is named after Brigadier-General Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie (1872–1955), Governor-General of Australia from 1936–1944.Gowrie's streets are all named after members of the Australian Defence Force who won decorations, including the Victoria Cross. Gowrie is the former site of the Athllon Homestead.DemographicsOn Census night 2011, Gowrie had a population of 3,072 people. The median age of people in Gowrie was 38 years, compared to a median age of 34 for Canberra. Unemployment in Gowrie was 0.6% lower than the Canberra average. The median individual income for Gowrie in 2011 was $915, just below the ACT median of $917, while the median household income was $2,141. In 2011 the median monthly housing loan repayment in Gowrie was $1,946.The residents of Gowrie are predominantly Australian born, with 77.2% being born in Australia. The three main countries of birth for those born overseas were England, 4.0%, India, 1.1%, New Zealand, 1.0%, Italy, 0.9%, and Germany, 0.7%. The most popular religious affiliations in descending order are Catholic, no religion, Anglican, Uniting and Presbyterian and reformed.