9 Britton Place, Mckellar ACT 2617, Australia
The property occupies a 794 m² block. This provides ample space for a residence and potential outdoor amenities.
ACTION bus route 43 runs along Dumas Street and route 24 travels on William Webb Drive, both connecting to the Belconnen Interchange. These services provide convenient access to the wider Canberra network.
McKellar Oval (William Palmer Park) and the McKellar Park football stadium are central to the suburb, and John Knight Memorial Park is about 1.7 km away. Lake Ginninderra is also within approximately 1.5 km, offering walking and water‑based activities.
The area is characterised by a green‑grey dacitic porphyry containing large white feldspar crystals, intruded by Glebe Farm Adamellite in the southern part of McKellar. These rock formations are typical of the local geology.
McKellar was officially gazetted on 15 January 1974 and is named after Colin McKellar, who served as Minister for Repatriation from 1964 to 1970. The suburb’s streets are named after journalists, with Dumas Street being the main thoroughfare.
For federal elections, McKellar falls within the Division of Fenner. In the ACT Legislative Assembly, it is part of the Ginninderra electorate.
A small commercial building remains in the former McKellar shopping centre area, and the Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre is located about 1 km away, providing a local nonprofit resource.
