546 Northbourne Avenue, Downer ACT 2602, Australia
The property sits on a land parcel of 564 m².
Downer is bounded by Northbourne Avenue, Antill Street and Philip Avenue.
The Swinden Street Metro station is about 0.1 km away, and the Dickson Interchange (another Metro station) is roughly 0.7 km from the house.
The National Hockey Centre (around 0.6 km) and the local oval bordered by Frencham, Melba, Bonython and Bradfield Streets are within easy walking distance.
The Downer shopping centre was refurbished in the late 2010s and now includes a new café and veterinary clinic, and a bronze kangaroo sculpture was installed in May 2019.
The site rests on calcareous shales of the Canberra Formation, overlain by Quaternary alluvium, part of the limestone plains that gave Canberra its original name.
Federally, Downer is in the Canberra electorate, represented by Alicia Payne (Labor). In the ACT Legislative Assembly it falls within the Kurrajong electorate.
The Old Canberra Inn (about 0.8 km away) and Quality Hotel Dickson (around 0.9 km away) provide nearby options for meals and accommodation.
