6 Lucas Place, Downer ACT 2602, Australia
The residence sits on a 656 m² block. This provides ample outdoor space for gardening or recreational use.
Swinden Street Metro station is approximately 0.5 km away, making it a convenient walking distance for public transport.
A local oval bordered by Frencham, Melba, Bonython and Bradfield Streets is close by, alongside a refurbished shopping centre that now includes a cafe, a veterinary clinic, and a bronze kangaroo sculpture unveiled in 2019.
The National Hockey Centre (≈1.1 km), Canberra Racecourse (≈1.1 km), and Dickson District Playing Fields (≈1.2 km) are all within walking or short driving distance.
Downer is built on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, overlain by Quaternary alluvium, reflecting the area's historic description as the ‘Limestone Plains.’
Federally, Downer is part of the Canberra electorate, represented by Alicia Payne of the Labor Party. In the ACT Legislative Assembly it falls within the Kurrajong electorate.
The suburb originated as a CSIRO agricultural research site, used between 1939 and 1945 for growing opium poppy to supply medication during wartime shortages. Large pine and gum trees were planted then as wind‑breaks, many of which remain today.
