49 Norman Fisher Circuit, Bruce ACT 2617, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Sep 2006 | $460,000 | $1,084 |
| Sold | May 2004 | $468,000 | $1,103 |
| Sold | Sep 2002 | $359,000 | $846 |
| Sold | Mar 2001 | $103,000 | $242 |
Price per m² based on land size of 424 m².
It is a standalone house offering five bedrooms and sits on a 424 m² land parcel.
Bruce is serviced by bus routes R2, R3 and R4 that run via Calvary Hospital, Radford College and the University of Canberra, while route R9 connects the area to the Gungahlin light rail at Dickson. A network of cycle paths also links the suburb to the Inner North, Belconnen Town Centre and Kaleen.
Within roughly 1 km you’ll find the University of Canberra, the Australian Institute of Sport, the National Sport Information Centre, and Canberra Stadium. Fern Hill Park (≈0.5 km) and the Canberra International Sports and Aquatic Centre are also close by.
Bruce was gazetted on 6 June 1968 and is named for The Viscount Bruce of Melbourne, the eighth Prime Minister of Australia and first Chancellor of the Australian National University.
In 2021 Bruce had 7,520 residents, with 58.1 % born in Australia. The most common countries of birth after Australia were China (6.2 %) and India (4.9 %), and 62.7 % of people spoke only English at home.
Bruce is dominated by greywacke of the Ordovician Pittman Formation, with bands of the black Acton Shale Member, Silurian Glebe Farm Adamellite, and a triangle of calcareous shale from the Canberra formation in the north‑east part of the suburb.
Originally planned as an ICT business hub with low‑rise office buildings and a small commercial centre, Fern Hill now features mixed residential densities ranging from detached houses to four‑storey apartments, many with ground‑floor commercial uses such as cafés.
