7 Banfield Street, Downer ACT 2602, Australia
7 Banfield Street is a standalone house. It forms part of the residential character of the Downer suburb.
The property sits on a 950 m² block, providing ample space for a garden or outdoor amenities.
The nearest Canberra Metro station is on Swinden Street, about 0.7 km away. Additional stations include Dickson Interchange and the EPIC & Racecourse light‑rail stop, each roughly 1.3 km from the house.
Within a kilometre you’ll find Canberra Racecourse and Exhibition Park in Canberra, both popular for events and sports. The National Folk Festival site and the National Hockey Centre are also about 1.2 km away, offering a range of community activities.
The suburb sits on calcareous shales of the Canberra Formation, which are overlain by Quaternary alluvium. This limestone‑rich substrate is part of the historic ‘Limestone Plains’ of Canberra.
Downer developed around a 1930s CSIRO research facility that grew opium poppies during 1939‑45 for medical supplies. The original CSIRO buildings later became the community centre and shops, and many of the large pine and gum trees were planted as windbreaks at that time.
Downer is in the federal electorate of Canberra, represented by Alicia Payne of the Labor Party. At the territory level it falls within the ACT Legislative Assembly electorate of Kurrajong.
