65 Magrath Crescent, Spence ACT 2615, Australia
| Event | Date | Price | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | Oct 2008 | $367,000 | $327 |
Price per m² based on land size of 1121 m².
It is a detached house offering three bedrooms and one bathroom. The property sits on a generous 1,121 m² block.
The house includes two parking spaces for residents or guests.
A local shopping centre within walking distance provides a butcher, hairdresser, baker, chemist, supermarket and petrol station, with a coffee shop inside the supermarket.
Mount Rogers, a prominent hill, is only about 0.3 km away, while George Simpson Park is roughly 1.8 km from the property. The Boslem and Harte Park is also nearby at around 2.4 km.
Next to the Spence/Evatt Shops on Copland Drive you’ll find the Tongan Community Centre, which was rebuilt in 2007 after a fire.
Spence rests on Silurian‑age Hawkins Volcanics, featuring green‑grey dacite and quartz‑andesite in the centre and west, a green‑grey dacitic porphyry with white feldspar crystals in the southeast, and a shale lens patch in the south‑central area.
Spence was originally named after William Spence, a founder of the Australian Workers’ Union and early federal MP. In 2023 the suburb was co‑named to also honour suffragette Catherine Helen Spence.
