5 Elkington Street, Florey ACT 2615, Australia
The property is a house situated in the suburb of Florey, ACT. It forms part of the residential development that largely took place in the mid‑1980s.
The house sits on a land area of 844 m². This provides a generous block size compared with many other properties in the area.
5 Elkington Street is approximately 0.5 km from Belconnen Town Centre, making the major shopping, dining and services precinct very walkable.
Florey has its own shopping centre on the corner of Kesteven Street and Ratcliffe Crescent, just a short walk from the property. The centre also features a bronze plaque highlighting Lord Florey’s contributions.
Three ACTION bus routes – Route 2, Route 3 and Route 40 – connect Florey to surrounding suburbs and the wider Canberra network. These routes run through the neighbourhood and stop near the property.
The suburb borders Ginninderra Creek to the north, and a 2018 waterway restoration along Tattersall Crescent returned part of the drainage channel to a more natural creek‑like state, improving storm‑water quality. The area was originally open paddocks and pine plantation before housing development.
George Simpson Park lies about 1–2 km away, offering open green space for outdoor activities. Yerra Beach is also in the vicinity, providing a nearby spot for leisure.
Florey sits on Silurian‑age rocks, including green‑grey dacite, quartz andesite of the Hawkins Volcanics, calcareous shale from the Yass Subgroup, and various rhyodacite and rhyolite formations. These geological layers run from the north‑east corner to the south‑west of the suburb.
