24 Banfield Street, Downer ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Dec 2001 | $262,000 | $377 |
| Sold | Sep 1993 | $152,500 | $219 |
Price per m² based on land size of 694 m².
The property features four bedrooms and two bathrooms, providing ample space for a family.
The home sits on a 694 m² block, offering a generous backyard area.
Swinden Street Metro station is approximately 1 km away, giving convenient access to Canberra’s light‑rail network.
Exhibition Park (≈0.6 km) and Canberra Racecourse (≈0.7 km) are close, and the National Folk Festival site is under 1 km away, providing easy options for events and recreation.
Downer is bounded by Northbourne Avenue, Antill Street and Phillip Avenue.
The suburb grew around a former CSIRO agricultural research facility that, during 1939‑1945, cultivated opium poppies for medication. The original CSIRO buildings and wind‑break trees date back to the 1930s.
The area sits on calcareous shales of the Canberra Formation, overlain by Quaternary alluvium, reflecting the region’s historic ‘Limestone Plains’ character.
