201 Atherton Street, Downer ACT 2602, Australia
201 Atherton Street is a standalone house situated on a 687 m² land parcel.
Downer is an inner‑north suburb of Canberra, bounded by Northbourne Avenue, Antill Street and Philip Avenue.
The area originally hosted a CSIRO agricultural research facility in the 1930s, later used for opium poppy cultivation during World War II, and features a bronze kangaroo sculpture unveiled in 2019.
The nearest metro station is Swinden Street, located about 1 km away.
Nearby attractions include Dickson District Playing Fields, Exhibition Park, Dickson Wetland, the Dickson Library, Dickson Centre precinct and the National Folk Festival venue, all within roughly 1 km.
The suburb sits on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation that are overlain by Quaternary alluvium, reflecting the limestone plains that gave Canberra its original name.
Downer falls within the federal electorate of Canberra, represented by Alicia Payne, and the ACT Legislative Assembly electorate of Kurrajong.
