Application
$420 per week
8/63 Melba Street, Downer ACT 2602
Apartment
111
UV: $1,680,000 (2025)On floor: 2 of 2
Central Canberra location- short commute to CBD
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Key details
Bedrooms:
1
Bathrooms:
1
Carport spaces:
1
Property type:
Apartment
Unimproved Value:
$1,680,000 (2025)
Other Details
Block:
5
Section:
47
Floor:
2 of 2
Rates (Residential):
$9,442*
Rates (Commercial):
$94,761*
Rates (Rural):
$1,595*
Land Tax (Residential):
$20,393*
Legal description:
CANB/DOWN/47/5
nbn® availability:
nbn® Fibre to the Node (FTTN)
*These are approximate values based on available information.
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Block information
Block 5 Section 47 Downer
Unimproved value: $1,680,000 (2025)
Legal description: CANB/DOWN/47/5
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© PSMA Australia 2025.
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What's nearby
Rosary Primary SchoolPrimary School
1.1km
Lyneham HighHigh School
1.6km
Calvary Private HospitalHospital
5km
Canberra CentreMajor Shopping Centre
4.2km
Australian National UniversityUniversity
4.7km
Dickson CollegeCollege
1.1km
Dickson Post OfficePost Office
0.9km
Aust. Defence AcademyTafe
5.3km
Property history
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19 Mar 2013
Sold
Luton Properties Dickson
$255,000
Contract: 12/02/2013
Transfer: 19/03/2013
Listed: 13/12/2012
Days on market: 61
Block size: 923m²
Transfer type: Full transfer
Purpose: Multiple unit dwelling
12 Feb 2005
Sold
Luton Properties Dickson
$172,500
Contract: 23/12/2004
Transfer: 12/02/2005
Listed: 09/11/2004
Days on market: 44
Block size: 923m²
Transfer type: Full transfer
Purpose: Multiple unit dwelling
31 Jan 2002
Sold
$98,000
Contract: 18/12/2001
Transfer: 31/01/2002
Block size: 923m²
Transfer type: Full transfer
Purpose: Multiple unit dwelling
02 Aug 1993
Sold
$97,000
Contract: 02/08/1993
Transfer: 02/08/1993
Block size: 923m²
Transfer type: Full transfer
Purpose: Multiple unit dwelling
Downer suburb information
A little bit about who lives locally, as provided by government census data
SummaryMedian salesUnimproved value
Average Age
37 years
Population
4,296
Unimproved value for Downer
$1,680,000
Listing ID:
183733429
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268 times
Last updated:
31 October 2025
Allhomes acknowledges the Ngunnawal people, traditional custodians of the lands where Allhomes is situated. We wish to acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of Canberra and the region. We also acknowledge all other First Nations Peoples on whose lands we work.
"With open hearts and minds, together we grow." artwork by David Williams of Gilimbaa.