75 Melba Street, Downer ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Feb 2000 | $176,000 | $253 |
Price per m² based on land size of 694 m².
The property offers three bedrooms and one bathroom.
The house is situated on a 694 m² block.
The Swinden Street Metro station is about 0.8 km away, providing easy access to the Canberra Metro network.
Within roughly 1 km you’ll find the Dickson Library, the Dickson Centre precinct, and the refurbished local shopping centre with a café and veterinary clinic.
A local oval bounded by Frencham, Melba, Bonython and Bradfield Streets serves the neighbourhood, and Dickson Wetland is about 1.2 km away for nature walks.
Downer, gazetted in 1960 and named after Sir John Downer, originated as a CSIRO agricultural research site in the 1930s and later housed a World War II opium poppy plantation; many of the original pine and gum wind‑break trees remain in the area.
The bronze kangaroo sculpture unveiled in May 2019 and the nearby Exhibition Park in Canberra, a major event venue about 1 km away, are prominent local attractions.
