85 Melba Street, Downer ACT 2602, Australia
The house sits on a 780 m² block. This provides ample space for a garden, outdoor entertaining or potential extensions.
It is in Downer, an inner‑north suburb of Canberra bounded by Northbourne Avenue, Antill Street and Philip Avenue. Downer was gazetted in 1960 and is named after Sir John Downer.
The Swinden Street Metro station is about 0.8 km away, and the Dickson Interchange, another Metro station, is roughly 1.3 km distant. Both provide easy access to Canberra’s light‑rail network.
A local oval lies between Frencham, Melba, Bonython and Bradfield Streets, and the Dickson District Playing Fields are about 1.1 km away. Canberra Racecourse is also within 1.1 km for horse‑racing events.
The Downer community centre and shops, originally built for the CSIRO in the 1930s, are a notable historic feature. A bronze kangaroo sculpture was unveiled in May 2019 near the centre.
The suburb sits on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, overlain by Quaternary alluvium. This limestone base reflects Canberra’s original title of “Limestone Plains.”
The refurbished Downer shopping centre includes a new café and veterinary clinic. In addition, the Quality Hotel Dickson is about 1.2 km away and the Dickson Centre precinct is roughly 1.1 km from the property.
