76 Atherton Street, Downer ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | May 2015 | $628,000 | $895 |
| Sold | Nov 1998 | $125,500 | $179 |
Price per m² based on land size of 701 m².
It is a detached house offering three bedrooms and one bathroom. The property sits on a 701 m² land parcel.
The house is set on a 701 m² block, providing ample outdoor space for gardening or recreation.
The Swinden Street Metro station is about 0.5 km away, and the Dickson Interchange, another Metro station, is roughly 1.1 km distant, making train access convenient.
Within a 1‑km radius you’ll find the Dickson Library (0.9 km), the Dickson Centre precinct (1.0 km), Canberra Racecourse (1.0 km), and the National Hockey Centre (1.0 km). A refurbished local shopping centre with a café and veterinary clinic is also nearby.
Downer was originally a CSIRO agricultural research site, later used for opium poppy cultivation during World War II. Large pine and gum trees were planted then as windbreaks, and a bronze kangaroo sculpture was installed in the nearby community centre in 2019.
The suburb sits on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, overlain by Quaternary alluvium, reflecting Canberra’s original nickname ‘Limestone Plains.’
Downer is part of the federal electorate of Canberra and the ACT Legislative Assembly electorate of Kurrajong.
