9 Laughton Street, Chisholm ACT 2905, Australia
9 Laughton Street is a detached house set on a generous 861 m² block. The sizeable lot provides ample space for gardening, outdoor activities, or potential extensions.
The Chisholm Group Centre on Halley and Benham Streets is a short drive away and offers a Coles supermarket, tavern, restaurants, a GP, dentist, BP service station, fire station, rugby club, child‑care and other businesses.
Simpsons Hill, about 0.5 km away, features walking tracks popular for dog‑walking and bushwalking. Nearby sporting venues include the Chisholm District Playing Fields, the Neighbourhood Oval and The Pines Tennis Club.
ACTION bus routes 74 and 75 run a circular service connecting Chisholm and surrounding suburbs to Tuggeranong Town Centre and Erindale Centre. Additional routes 76, 78 and peak‑hour route 182 also serve the area, linking to the Monaro Highway and city destinations.
Laughton Street is situated near the suburb’s boundaries of Isabella Drive and the Monaro Highway, giving convenient access for commuting to other parts of Canberra.
The ground beneath Chisholm consists of Silurian‑age volcanic rocks known as the Deakin Volcanics. Rhyolite is widespread, while rhyodacite is found toward the eastern hill, with colours ranging from cream to red due to water alteration, and the rocks are about 414 million years old.
Chisholm was gazetted on 5 August 1975 and is named after Caroline Chisholm, a noted humanitarian. Consistent with the suburb’s theme, its streets are named after notable women.
