Rivett () (postcode: 2611) is a residential suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, established in the late 1960s. At the , Rivett had a population of 3,354.
Streets in Rivett are named after Australian flora.
No other public transportation is available, apart from taxis.
Open spaces
Rivett has extensive open spaces with playing fields on the western side of the suburb across from the shopping centre, several neighborhood parks and pedestrian parkland weaving through the suburb.
Geology
Deakin Volcanics red-purple and green grey rhyodacite with spherulitic texture cover most of Rivett except for Laidlaw Volcanics grey tuff on the southernmost quarter. Quaternary alluvium covers the centre.
Notes and references
External links
- Weston Creek Community Council (includes map of area)
- Canberra history