76 Springvale Drive, Hawker ACT 2614, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | May 2002 | $285,000 | $245 |
Price per m² based on land size of 1163 m².
76 Springvale Drive is a detached house offering four bedrooms and two bathrooms. The home sits on a generous 1,163 m² block, providing ample outdoor space for gardens or recreation. It is situated within the Hawker suburb of Canberra.
The entire Hawker suburb, including the site of 76 Springvale Drive, rests on Silurian‑age green‑grey rhyodacite of the Walker Volcanics. In the south‑west and south‑east of the suburb there is also a lens of limestone and shale beneath the rhyodacite.
Hawker is named after Charles Hawker, a Member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1929 to 1938 and a federal minister in 1932. The streets in Hawker follow a theme based on Northern Territory pastoral stations.
The Hawker observatory is just 0.3 km away, offering an astronomical point of interest. A local group centre with shops, take‑aways, a newsagent, a motel, a hairdresser and a restaurant serves the neighbourhood, and Hillview Park is roughly 1 km from the house.
Hawker Playing Fields and the Hawker International Softball Centre are located in the suburb, providing spaces for various sports. The Hawker Enclosed Oval (Robertfam Park) and tennis and lawn‑bowls centres are also close, and O'Connor Knights FC and McKellar Park are each about 1.2 km away.
The National Health Co‑op Macquarie is approximately 1.3 km from the house, offering community health services. Additionally, the Medical Advances Without Animals Trust is located around 1 km away.
In 2016, the median weekly household income for Hawker residents was $2,028, which was slightly below the ACT average of $2,070 at that time.
