6 Bennet Place, Spence ACT 2615, Australia
6 Bennet Place is a detached house situated on a 761 m² parcel of land. The sizeable block provides ample space for gardens or outdoor activities.
The property lies in Spence, a residential suburb of Canberra gazetted on 2 November 1972. It was originally named after trade‑union leader William Spence and was later co‑named to honour suffragette Catherine Helen Spence.
Close to the property are the Mount Rogers Community (Anglican) Church, which runs the donation‑only "Coffee Corner" café, and the Tongan Community Centre that was rebuilt in 2007. The suburb also has a neighbourhood oval bordering Clarey Crescent.
A local shopping centre a short walk away offers a butcher, hairdresser, baker, chemist, supermarket with a coffee shop and a petrol station. Another supermarket on Copland Drive, known as the Spence/Evatt Shops, is also nearby.
For federal elections, Spence is part of the Division of Fenner. In the ACT Legislative Assembly, it falls within the Ginninderra electorate.
The suburb sits on Silurian‑age Hawkins Volcanics, including green‑grey dacite and quartz‑andesite in the centre and west, a green‑grey dacitic porphyry intrusive rock with white feldspar crystals in the south‑east, and a shale lens patch in the south‑central part.
The nearest CSIRO‑related site, a weather station, is approximately 1.5‑2 km away from the suburb, making it easily reachable by car or bike.
