10 Macarthur Avenue, O'connor ACT 2602, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Apr 2016 | $660,000 | $719 |
| Sold | Jul 2000 | $198,000 | $215 |
Price per m² based on land size of 917 m².
The property is a detached house offering three bedrooms and one bathroom. It sits on a generous 917 m² block, providing ample outdoor space.
O'Connor is an affluent Canberra suburb known for its leafy, heritage‑listed streets and a mix of historic homes. The area includes the Bruce/O'Connor ridge nature reserve and a small shopping centre with a pub, grocery, restaurants and a pharmacy.
Within walking distance you’ll find the heritage‑listed Tocumwal houses (about 0.3 km away) and the O'Connor ridge nature reserve, a popular spot for bushwalking and mountain biking.
Residents can shop at the O'Connor small shopping centre, enjoy meals at nearby cafés such as Tilley's (≈0.9 km), and use recreational facilities like Jandura Park (≈0.8 km) and the Canberra Olympic FC grounds (≈0.5 km).
The Macarthur Avenue light rail station is located about 1.2 km away, providing convenient metro connections to the wider Canberra region.
The suburb sits on calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation overlain by Quaternary alluvium, with higher western parts featuring Black Mountain Sandstone and the northern ridge containing Ordovician Greywacke.
O'Connor was named after Richard Edward O'Connor, a High Court judge and constitutional founder, and was gazetted in 1928. The suburb’s streets honor explorers, flora, legislators and pioneers, and it includes several heritage‑listed sites such as the Scout Hall.
