98 Melba Place, Downer ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Feb 2005 | $335,000 | $418 |
Price per m² based on land size of 800 m².
The property features three bedrooms and one bathroom. It is a standalone house situated on a sizable block.
The house sits on an 800 m² parcel of land, providing ample outdoor space within the Downer suburb.
Swinden Street Metro station is about 0.9 km away, the EPIC and Racecourse light‑rail station is roughly 1.3 km distant, and Dickson Interchange is approximately 1.4 km from the home.
Phillip Avenue, just 0.5 km away, offers shops and cafes. The Dickson Centre precinct and Dickson Library are each about 1.1–1.2 km away, and the Quality Hotel Dickson is around 1.4 km from the property.
Exhibition Park in Canberra, a large showground venue, is only 0.8 km away, and the annual National Folk Festival takes place about 1.1 km from the house. A bronze kangaroo sculpture near the community centre adds a local artistic touch.
Downer originated as a CSIRO agricultural research facility in the 1930s, later used for opium poppy cultivation during World War II. Many of the mature pine and gum trees were planted then as windbreaks, and the area now features a community centre and refurbished shops.
The site is built on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, which are overlain by Quaternary alluvium. This reflects the original “Limestone Plains” of the Canberra region.
