page_title: Suburbs of Canberra
section_title: Group centres
hierarchical_section_title: Suburbs of Canberra / Group centres
caption_attribution_description: English: Category:Images of Canberra Dickson Centre, Australian Capital Territory. Photo taken 13 Aug 2005 bu User:Adz. A paved pedestrian area at the western end of Dickson Centre is the location of small offices as well as retail shops, take away food stores, cafes, and a supermarket.
context_page_description: The suburbs of Canberra are organised into a hierarchy of districts, town centres, group centres, local suburbs and other industrial areas and villages. While these divisions have no formal role in the governance or administration of the city, they formed a basis for the planning and development of the city and are significant to the city's commercial and social activities.
context_section_description: Group centres are commercial and community centres smaller than town centres but larger than local shops which are designed to serve a "group" of suburbs – typically about four or five. A typical group centre contains such local commercial facilities such as a supermarket, a petrol station, specialty stores such as a pharmacy, hairdresser, butcher, video store, baker, deli, health food store, betting agency and medical centre. Some larger group centres may also contain banks, a few restaurants and fast food outlets. They will typically also contain recreational and social facilities such as a swimming pool, church, and a tavern or club. These are intended to provide "weekly shopping" type services to the residents of adjoining suburbs.
caption: Dickson Centre is one of the largest group centres in Canberra.
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