19 Gilruth Street, Hackett ACT 2602, Australia
The house sits on a 685 m² block. This provides a generous garden area compared with many inner‑north Canberra lots.
It is located about 4.5 km north‑east of the CBD, roughly a 10‑15 minute drive depending on traffic. The suburb is directly adjacent to Watson, Dickson and Ainslie.
Calvert Park is approximately 0.8 km away and Justice Robert Hope Park is about 1.3 km from the house, offering open green space for recreation. The Mount Majura Nature Reserve lies to the east of Hackett, providing further natural scenery.
The Officer Crescent bus shelter is situated roughly 1.4 km from 19 Gilruth Street, giving residents convenient access to local bus services.
Hackett rests on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, overlain by Quaternary alluvium, reflecting Canberra’s historic ‘Limestone Plains’. The higher eastern side lies on the lowest layer of the Ainslie Volcanics, a grey dacite with volcanic agglomerate and tuff.
Hackett features a neighbourhood oval and a small shopping centre within the suburb, about 0.3 km away. The Dickson District Playing Fields are roughly 1 km distant, offering sports facilities.
Federally, Hackett is part of the Division of Canberra, represented by MP Alicia Payne. In the ACT Legislative Assembly it falls within the electorate of Kurrajong, which is serviced by five MLAs from Labor, Greens, Liberal and an Independent.
