4 Padbury Street, Downer ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Sep 1993 | $135,000 | $175 |
Price per m² based on land size of 770 m².
The address is a stand‑alone house set on a generous block. It sits on 770 m² of land.
The property includes 770 square metres of land, providing ample space for a garden, outdoor entertaining or future extensions.
It is in the inner‑north suburb of Downer, which is bounded by Northbourne Avenue, Antill Street and Philip Avenue.
Within walking distance (< 1 km) are the Dickson Centre and Dickson Library (both about 0.3 km), Swinden Street Metro station and Dickson Interchange (≈ 0.4 km), Quality Hotel Dickson (≈ 0.4 km), and the National Hockey Centre (≈ 0.8 km). A short drive brings you to the Old Canberra Inn and other dining and hospitality options.
Downer was originally an agricultural research site for the CSIRO, used from the 1930s to the 1940s for opium poppy production. The area later developed into a residential suburb, retaining historic trees planted as windbreaks and a community centre that dates back to the 1930s.
The ground consists of calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, overlain by Quaternary alluvium. This limestone‑based geology reflects Canberra’s original “Limestone Plains” description.
Federally, Downer is part of the Canberra electorate, represented by Alicia Payne (Labor). In the ACT Legislative Assembly, it falls within the Kurrajong electorate.
