161 Atherton Street, Downer ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Apr 2000 | $190,000 | $212 |
Price per m² based on land size of 893 m².
The property features three bedrooms and one bathroom. It is a separate house offering comfortable living space for a small family or couple.
The house sits on a generous 893 m² block, providing ample outdoor area for gardening, recreation, or potential extensions.
The home includes three parking spaces, giving residents convenient off‑street parking for multiple vehicles.
Within 1 km you’ll find Exhibition Park (0.7 km), the Canberra Racecourse (0.9 km) and the National Folk Festival site (0.9 km), offering easy access to events and outdoor activities.
Swinden Street Metro station is about 1.1 km away, and the EPIC and Racecourse light‑rail station is roughly 1.2 km from the house, providing convenient rail connections.
Downer sits on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, overlain by Quaternary alluvium, reflecting the limestone foundations that gave Canberra its original name "Limestone Plains."
Downer was gazetted in 1960 and named after Sir John Downer. The area originally housed a CSIRO agricultural research facility, which during World War II grew opium poppy for medicinal purposes; many of the large pine and gum trees date from that era.
