35 Antill Street, Downer ACT 2602, Australia
35 Antill Street is a standalone house in the suburb of Downer. It is situated within the inner‑north area of Canberra.
The nearest metro stations are Swinden Street (0.4 km) and Dickson Interchange (0.4 km). Both provide easy access to Canberra’s light‑rail network.
Dickson Centre and Dickson Library are each about 0.3 km away, offering retail, dining and library services. A refurbished shopping centre in Downer includes a café and veterinary clinic, and Quality Hotel Dickson is 0.4 km from the house.
Downer was originally an agricultural research facility for the CSIRO, with buildings dating from the 1930s. During World War II the site grew opium poppy for medicinal use, and many of the surrounding pine and gum trees were planted as windbreaks at that time.
The land is formed from calcareous shales of the Canberra Formation, overlain by Quaternary alluvium. These rocks are part of the limestone plains that gave Canberra its original name, “Limestone Plains.”
Federally, Downer is in the electorate of Canberra, represented by Alicia Payne of the Labor Party. In the ACT Legislative Assembly it falls within the Kurrajong electorate, which elects two Labor, one Green, one Liberal and one Independent member.
A local oval lies between Frencham, Melba, Bonython and Bradfield Streets, and the National Hockey Centre is about 0.8 km away. The Dickson District Playing Fields are also within 1.1 km, offering open space for sports and leisure.
