39 Melba Street, Downer ACT 2602, Australia
39 Melba Street is a detached house. It sits on a land parcel of approximately 640 m².
Downer is an inner‑north suburb of Canberra. It is bounded by Northbourne Avenue, Antill Street and Philip Avenue.
The area was originally a CSIRO agricultural research facility and, during World War II, a plantation for opium poppy to supply medication. Large pine and gum trees were planted as windbreaks, many of which have been replaced in recent decades.
A local oval is located between Frencham, Melba, Bonython and Bradfield Streets, adjoining a shopping centre that now includes a café, a veterinary clinic and a bronze kangaroo sculpture unveiled in 2019.
The ground is composed of calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, overlain by Quaternary alluvium. This limestone‑based geology reflects Canberra’s original title of “Limestone Plains.”
Within roughly 1 km you’ll find the Dickson Library (≈0.6 km), the Swinden Street Metro station (≈0.7 km), the Dickson Centre precinct (≈0.7 km), Quality Hotel Dickson (≈0.8 km), Dickson District Playing Fields (≈0.8 km), the Dickson Interchange (≈1.0 km) and the International Institute for Sustainability Australia (≈1.0 km).
