6 Portus Place, Bruce ACT 2617, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Nov 2000 | $390,000 | $442 |
Price per m² based on land size of 881 m².
6 Portus Place is a detached house situated on a generous 881 m² block, offering plenty of outdoor space.
Bruce Ridge, a local park, is only about 0.4 km away, providing easy access for walks and recreation.
Calvary Public Hospital is just 0.5 km from the home, and the larger Calvary Hospital Airport is roughly 0.6 km away.
The Canberra International Sports & Aquatic Centre is about 1.4 km away, and the AIS Arena is approximately 1.3 km from the property.
Bus routes R2, R3 and R4 run through Bruce, passing Calvary Hospital and the University of Canberra, while route R9 connects the suburb to the Gungahlin light rail at Dickson. Several cycle routes also link to nearby centres.
Bruce was gazetted on 6 June 1968 and is named for Viscount Bruce of Melbourne, the eighth Prime Minister of Australia and the first Chancellor of the Australian National University.
The suburb sits on greywacke of the Ordovician Pittman Formation, with bands of black Acton Shale and intrusions of Silurian Adamellite and calcareous shale in surrounding zones.
