23 Durack Street

23 Durack Street is a detached house situated in the inner‑north suburb of Downer, Canberra. It is positioned within a residential streetscape bounded by Northbourne Avenue, Antill Street and Philip Avenue.

The property features five bedrooms and two bathrooms, providing ample space for a large family or for use as a multigenerational household.

The house sits on a 748 m² block, offering a generous garden area and room for outdoor activities while retaining a manageable footprint within the suburb.

The nearest Metro station is Swinden Street, about 0.6 km away, giving quick access to the Canberra rail network. The Dickson Interchange, another Metro hub, is roughly 1.1 km from the home.

Within approximately 1 km you can reach Dickson Library (0.8 km) and the Dickson Centre (0.9 km) for shopping and services. Nearby amenities also include Quality Hotel Dickson, Dickson District Playing Fields, the International Institute for Sustainability Australia, Exhibition Park in Canberra, and the Dickson Wetland, all within a 1‑2 km radius.

Downer originated as a CSIRO agricultural research site in the 1930s, later serving as an opium‑poppy plantation during World War II. Large pine and gum trees were planted as windbreaks, many of which have been replaced in recent regeneration efforts.

The suburb sits on calcareous shales of the Canberra Formation, which are overlain by Quaternary alluvium. These limestone‑based rocks reflect Canberra’s original description as the ‘Limestone Plains.’