9 Fleming Street, Watson ACT 2602, Australia
The suburb is served by ACTION bus routes R9 and 50, with route 53 on Antill Street. Phillip Avenue, about 1‑2 km away, provides access to the Canberra Light Rail line between Civic and Gungahlin.
Nearby green areas include Dickson District Playing Fields (≈0.9 km), Calvert Park and Justice Robert Hope Park (both ≈1.1 km), as well as Bill Pye Park and the Dickson Wetlands, each about 1‑2 km away.
Yes, St. Margaret's Uniting Church is just 0.4 km away, and the area hosts the Canberra Potters Society, the Ted Noffs Foundation, and Prime7 television studios within Watson.
Watson was gazetted on 7 April 1960 and is named after Australia’s third Prime Minister, John Christian Watson. The streets honor Australian judges and legal professionals, and the area formerly housed the Canberra Hog Farm and the Starlight Drive‑in cinema.
The site rests on calcareous shales of the Canberra Formation, overlain in places by Quaternary alluvium, which includes the limestone that gave Canberra its original name "Limestone Plains".
Watson includes a local shopping centre within the suburb, providing convenient access to retail and services for residents.
Watson is bordered by the Federal Highway, Phillip Avenue and Antill Street, placing the property within easy reach of these main arterial roads.
