52 Gardiner Street, Downer ACT 2602, Australia
The property sits on a 664 m² block. This provides ample space for a garden or outdoor living area.
Downer shopping centre is about 0.2 km away, a short walk from the house. The centre was refurbished in the late 2010s and now includes a new café and a veterinary clinic.
The nearest Canberra Metro station is at Swinden Street, roughly 1.2 km away. A bus shelter at Officer Crescent is also nearby, about 1.4 km from the property.
Dickson District Playing Fields are about 0.5 km away, offering sports fields and open space. Within 1.3 km you’ll find Calvert Park and the Dickson Wetland, both popular for walking and wildlife spotting.
Downer is bounded by Northbourne Avenue, Antill Street and Philip Avenue. These arterial roads provide easy access to the surrounding Canberra districts.
A bronze kangaroo sculpture was unveiled in May 2019 at the Downer shopping centre, replacing an earlier piece that went missing. It serves as a distinctive landmark for locals and visitors.
The suburb sits on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, overlain by Quaternary alluvium. This limestone‑based substrate is part of the historic “Limestone Plains” that gave Canberra its original name.
