Downer
Downer is a suburb of Canberra, Australia, in the city's inner north. The suburb is bounded by Northbourne Avenue, Antill Street and Philip Avenue. The suburb was gazetted in 1960 and named after Sir John Downer Premier of South Australia and a member of the first Australian Senate in 1901.- Type: Suburb with 3,570 residents
- Description: suburb of Canberra, Australia
- Also known as: “Downer, Australian Capital Territory” and “Downer, Australian Capital Territory, Australia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Margaret’s Uniting Church and Dickson College.
St Margaret’s Uniting Church
Church
Photo: Hamer Radshaw, Public domain.
St Margaret's Uniting Church is a Uniting church in Hackett, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The church shares a spire with Holy Cross Anglican congregation is a major landmark in North Canberra, at the intersection of the four suburbs of Watson, Dickson, Downer and Hackett.
Dickson College
School
Photo: 1717, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dickson College is a public two-year secondary college located in the Canberra suburb of Dickson, Australian Capital Territory. It was established in 1976 on the former Dickson High School campus when it closed.
Daramalan College
School
Photo: Adz, Public domain.
Daramalan College is a Roman Catholic high school in Canberra, Australia, located in the suburb of Dickson. It encompasses Year 7 to Year 12, in a co-educational environment.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ainslie and North Canberra.
Ainslie
Suburb
Ainslie is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the North Canberra district. The suburb is bounded by Limestone Avenue and Majura Avenue to the west and north, Phillip Avenue to the north-east, Mount Ainslie to the east and Quick Street to the south.
North Canberra
Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Memorials, military sites, and parks all characterise North Canberra, a district comprised of several neighbourhoods in the District of Canberra Central.
Belconnen
Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 2.5 au.
Belconnen is a largely residential outer district of Canberra in the northern part of the Australian Capital Territory. For shopping enthusiasts, Belconnen has an abundance of shopping precincts, restaurants, and clubs, making it a quieter alternative for those who don't want to mingle with the crowd in the city.
Downer
- Category: locality
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.24383° or 35° 14′ 38″ southLongitude
149.14355° or 149° 8′ 37″ eastPopulation
3,570Elevation
586 metres (1,923 feet)Open location code
4RPFQ44V+FCOpenStreetMap ID
node 899042580OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
8348308Wikidata ID
Q4155281
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Downer” goes by many names.
- French: “Downer”
- Irish: “Downer”
- Russian: “Даунер (Канберра)”
- Russian: “Даунер”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fenton Street Neighbourhood Playground and Melba Street Central Community Playground.
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