18 Swinden Street, Downer ACT 2602, Australia
The home at 18 Swinden Street offers four spacious bedrooms and a single bathroom, suitable for families or shared living arrangements.
The property sits on a 688 m² block, providing ample garden or outdoor space and allowing for landscaping or possible extensions.
A Canberra Metro station on Swinden Street is just 0.3 km away, and the Dickson Interchange, another metro hub, is approximately 0.7 km from the house. Both stations connect to the broader Canberra rail network.
The Downer local oval and a recently refurbished shopping centre with a new café and veterinary clinic are both within a kilometre of the property. A bronze kangaroo sculpture, unveiled in 2019, adds a cultural landmark to the nearby area.
Downer originated as a CSIRO agricultural research site in the 1930s, even serving as an opium poppy plantation during World War II. Large gum and pine trees were planted then, many of which have been replaced by local varieties since the 1980s.
The ground beneath Downer consists of calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, overlain by Quaternary alluvium, reflecting the original "Limestone Plains" that gave Canberra its early name. These limestone‑based soils influence local vegetation and building foundations.
Federally, Downer is part of the Canberra electorate, represented by Alicia Payne of the Labor Party. In the ACT Legislative Assembly, it falls within the Kurrajong electorate, which elects five members across several parties.
