12 Medlin Street, Bruce ACT 2617, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Dec 2004 | $495,000 | $1,064 |
| Sold | May 2001 | $297,800 | $640 |
| Sold | Oct 2000 | $110,000 | $236 |
Price per m² based on land size of 465 m².
The property at 12 Medlin Street is a detached house situated on a 465 m² parcel of land. It provides the typical space of a stand‑alone residence in Bruce.
Bruce was gazetted on 6 June 1968 and is named after The Viscount Bruce of Melbourne (1883–1967), the eighth Prime Minister of Australia and the first Chancellor of the Australian National University.
Bruce is well‑served by bus routes R2, R3 and R4, which run through the suburb via Calvary Hospital, Radford College and the University of Canberra. Route R9 links the area to the Gungahlin light rail at Dickson, and several cycle routes connect to the Inner North, Belconnen Town Centre and Kaleen.
Fern Hill Park is just 0.4 km away, offering open green space. Within about 1.3 km you’ll find Canberra Stadium, the AIS Arena and the Australian Institute of Sport, providing a range of sporting and event venues.
The University of Canberra lies roughly 0.9 km from the property, and the Australian Institute of Sport and the Bruce campus of the Canberra Institute of Technology are each about 1 km away, offering academic and sports‑research opportunities.
At the 2021 census Bruce had 7,520 residents, with 58.1 % born in Australia. Significant communities include people born in China, India, Nepal and England, and languages spoken at home range from English to Mandarin, Nepali and Cantonese.
Bruce is dominated by the greywacke of the Ordovician Pittman Formation, with bands of black Acton Shale under the University of Canberra and Calvary Hospital. Additional features include Silurian‑age Glebe Farm Adamellite and calcareous shale of the Canberra formation in the north‑east.
