3 Hobbs Street, O'connor ACT 2602, Australia
The property sits on a 789 m² block. It is a detached house set within this spacious lot.
O'Connor is an affluent, leafy suburb in North Canberra known for heritage‑listed streets and detached single‑dwelling houses, many set amid tree‑lined cul‑de‑sacs. The area combines residential charm with easy access to nearby nature reserves.
Nearby heritage‑listed sites include the Tocumwal Houses (approximately 0.9 km away) and the historic Scout Hall at the corner of Hovea Street and Boronia Drive. Both reflect the suburb’s post‑war and early‑settlement history.
The Bruce/O'Connor ridge nature reserve borders the suburb, providing bush‑walking and mountain‑biking trails. Sporting ovals in the O'Connor district are also close for soccer, rugby and cricket.
O'Connor’s small shopping centre offers a pub/bar, grocery store, several restaurants, a pharmacy, a hairdresser, a bicycle shop, a dentist and a florist. Cultural venues such as Alliance Française, a Croatian Club and a Polish Club are located along the main road.
The property is about 0.3 km from the Canberra City weather station and roughly 0.9 km from the Australian National University Medical School. Other nearby points include the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (0.4 km) and Civic electrical substation (0.5 km).
The land is underlain by calcareous shales of the Canberra Formation overlain by Quaternary alluvium, with western higher parts containing Black Mountain Sandstone and the north featuring Ordovician Greywacke of the Pittman Formation. This geological mix reflects the historic “Limestone Plains” of Canberra.
As of the 2021 census, O'Connor had a population of 5,917, with a high proportion of professionals (about 40 %) and a median weekly household income of $2,518, above the ACT average. The community is largely Australian‑born and has a notable share of residents reporting no religious affiliation.
