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Melba Street, Downer ACT

225 addresses

Melba Street carries 226 addresses in Downer, sitting almost exactly at the suburb's centre and about 4.2 km from central Canberra. The area falls under Unincorporated ACT and the federal electorate of Canberra.

Downer counted 4,296 residents at the 2021 census, with a median age of 35. Median rent runs to $420 a week, the suburb holds the top advantage decile of the ten, and tree canopy is low at about 9 per cent.

Daily needs cluster close by: Gang Gang is roughly 200 m off, while a Coles and a Woolworths both sit within about 800 m. Cafe options in the same stretch include Sushi & More, Cafe Stepping Stone Dickson and My Rainbow Dreams Vegetarian Cafe.

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Getting there — as the crow flies

About 4.2 km from the Canberra CBD.

About Downer

4,296Population
35Median age
$420Rent / wk

Socio-economic standing (ABS SEIFA decile)

😄Very advantaged · 10/10

🌳 Tree canopy: 9.4%

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