4 Bates Street, Dickson ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Dec 2022 | $1,440,000 | $2,071 |
| Sold | Oct 1997 | $195,000 | $280 |
Price per m² based on land size of 695 m².
It is a detached house featuring four bedrooms and three bathrooms. The home sits on a 695 m² block and includes two parking spaces.
The lot measures 695 m², offering ample space for a sizable garden, outdoor entertaining or potential home extensions. Its size is generous for a house in the inner‑north of Canberra.
Dickson Interchange is about 0.5 km away, providing six bus routes (18, 30, 31, 50, 51, 53, R9). Two light‑rail stops, Macarthur Avenue and Dickson Interchange, are also within walking distance.
Within roughly 1 km you can access the Dickson Centre with supermarkets and shops, Dickson Library, Dickson Wetlands, Bill Pye Park and the District Playing Fields. These facilities make daily errands and recreation convenient.
Dickson is known for leafy streets lined with detached houses and two‑storey duplexes, creating a family‑friendly atmosphere. The western side is undergoing redevelopment with medium‑rise apartments, while the central area retains its mature‑tree ambience.
The suburb sits on calcareous shales from the Silurian Canberra Formation, overlain in flatter parts by Quaternary alluvium. A tributary of Sullivans Creek runs through Dickson, feeding the nearby Dickson Wetlands.
Dickson was the site of Canberra’s original aerodrome (1924‑1926) and later the Dickson Experiment Station, which contributed to early aviation and agricultural research. Suburban development began in the late 1950s, shaping the modern neighbourhood.
