566 Northbourne Avenue, Downer ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Dec 2011 | $450,000 | $697 |
Price per m² based on land size of 645 m².
It is a standalone house offering three bedrooms and one bathroom. The property sits on a 645 m² land parcel.
The house occupies a 645 m² block, providing ample outdoor space for gardening, recreation, or future extensions.
The Swinden Street Canberra Metro station is about 0.3 km away, and the Dickson Interchange, another metro hub, is roughly 0.9 km distant, making commuting convenient.
Within about 0.8–1 km you’ll find the Dickson Library, the National Hockey Centre, the Dickson Centre precinct, a refreshed shopping centre with a cafe and vet clinic, as well as the Old Canberra Inn and the Quality Hotel Dickson.
Downer was gazetted in 1960 and named after Sir John Downer. The area originally housed a CSIRO agricultural research facility and even grew opium poppies during World War II, leaving a legacy of mature pine and gum trees.
Yes, the Downer shopping centre was refurbished in the late 2010s, adding a new café and veterinary clinic, and a bronze kangaroo sculpture was unveiled in May 2019.
The suburb sits on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, overlain by Quaternary alluvium, reflecting the region’s historic nickname “Limestone Plains.”
