46 Mills Street, Hackett ACT 2602, Australia
The house features three bedrooms and sits on a 655 m² block. This provides ample space for a family or for entertaining guests.
Hackett is located about 4‑5 km north‑east of the Canberra CBD, making the property a short drive or bike ride from the city centre.
Calvert Park is roughly 0.7 km away, while Justice Robert Hope Park and Bill Pye Park are each about 1.5 km distant. The Dickson District Playing Fields (≈1.2 km) and Dickson Wetland (≈1.3 km) are also nearby, and the Mount Majura Nature Reserve borders Hackett to the east.
Hackett sits on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation, overlain by Quaternary alluvium – the limestone that gave Canberra its original name “Limestone Plains”. The higher eastern side rests on the lowest layer of the Ainslie Volcanics, consisting of grey dacite, agglomerate and tuff.
Hackett is a socially and economically advantaged suburb, with 53 % of adults holding a university degree (well above the national average). Unemployment is low at about 2.6 % and median personal incomes are roughly 1.6 times the national average, placing it among the top 5 % most advantaged areas in Australia.
The neighbourhood oval and a local shopping centre are located within the suburb itself. St Margaret’s Uniting Church is about 0.7 km away, and the Dickson Library can be reached in just over 2 km.
Federally, Hackett is part of the Division of Canberra, represented by Alicia Payne. In the ACT Legislative Assembly it falls within the electorate of Kurrajong, and locally it is served by the Hackett Community Association, a member of the North Canberra Community Council.
