554 Northbourne Avenue, Downer ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Aug 1992 | $146,000 | $185 |
Price per m² based on land size of 789 m².
The house offers three bedrooms and one bathroom, providing space for a small family or couple.
The residence is set on a 789 m² parcel of land, giving ample room for a garden or outdoor activities.
A Canberra Metro station is located on Swinden Street, about 0.2 km away, and the Dickson Interchange is roughly 0.9 km distant, offering convenient bus and light‑rail connections.
The National Hockey Centre is about 0.6 km away, and the local oval between Frencham, Melba, Bonython and Bradfield Streets is within the suburb, providing sports fields and open space.
You can reach the Old Canberra Inn (0.7 km), the Dickson Centre shopping precinct (0.9 km), and a cafe and veterinary clinic in the renovated Downer shopping centre, all within a short walk.
Downer was originally an agricultural research facility for the CSIRO, with buildings dating back to the 1930s and a wartime opium poppy plantation. The suburb was gazetted in 1960 and is named after Sir John Downer, a former Premier of South Australia and inaugural Australian senator.
The land sits on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, overlain by Quaternary alluvium, reflecting the limestone plains that gave Canberra its original name.
Federally, the home is in the Canberra electorate, represented by Alicia Payne (Labor). In the ACT Legislative Assembly it falls within the Kurrajong electorate.
