20 Stephen Street, Ainslie ACT 2602, Australia
The home is within walking distance of the Mount Ainslie nature trails, allowing easy access to the paved walk and the “goat track” up the hill. Residents can enjoy the bush tracks and even occasional kangaroo visits in the evenings.
Ainslie’s central shopping area offers an IGA, a cafe, a restaurant, a liquor store, a pharmacy, a laundrette, a Pilates studio and a newsagent. All of these amenities are located in the middle of the suburb, just a short walk from the property.
The nearest hotel is Ibis Styles Canberra Tall Trees, situated about 0.2 km away. Other nearby options include Quality Hotel Dickson (≈0.9 km) and One of a Kind Apartments (≈0.7 km).
Several bus shelters serve the area, with Officer Crescent shelter about 0.5 km away, Cowper Street shelter around 0.8 km, and Campbell Street shelter roughly 1 km from the house. These provide convenient links to the wider Canberra region.
Bill Pye Park is only 0.4 km away, offering green space and recreation. Additional nearby parks include Keith Tournier Enclosed Oval (≈0.7 km), Dickson Wetland (≈0.7 km), Rugby Park (≈0.9 km) and the Dickson District Playing Fields (≈1 km).
The suburb sits on calcareous shales from the Silurian‑age Canberra Formation, overlain by Quaternary alluvium. Nearby Mount Ainslie itself is composed of the Ainslie Volcanics.
Ainslie was named after James Ainslie, the first overseer of Duntroon Station, and was gazetted as a suburb in 1928. It developed with Garden City‑principle precincts in the 1920s, originally housing tradespeople and public servants, and has since evolved into a leafy, heritage‑rich community.
