Downer ACT 2602

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Here you can find what you need to know about Downer, ACT, including house prices in the area, median values, annual growth, recent sale prices, maps, a suburb profile and much more.

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for Houses in last 12 months

At a Glance

$820k Median Sale Price (National Average $485k) 22nd In ACT
-2.67% Median Price Change (1 yr) (National Average 4.30%) 92nd In ACT
$580pw Median Rent (National Average $395) 36th In ACT
3.7% Median Gross Yield (National Average 4.24%) 74th In ACT
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How we calculate the suburb Cash Flow Score

The suburb Cash Flow Score is simply the average of all the individual Cash Flow Scores for each property in that suburb.

A higher score indicates the suburb is more likely to contain properties that deliver an above average gross yield.

Downer, ACT National
Median
Gross Yield

Investor Scores are computer generated and should not be regarded as personal or general advice about investing in residential property. They should not be relied on as such — persons seeking to buy or sell residential property should always seek appropriate professional advice. The methodology used to develop the Scores depends on the availability of property data and also depends on certain assumptions and estimates.
How we calculate the suburb Capital Growth Score

The suburb Capital Growth Score is simply the average of all the individual Capital Growth Scores for each property in that suburb.

A higher score indicates the suburb has recently experienced significant capital growth and the short term outlook for further growth is likely to be good given strong market health indicators.

Downer, ACT National
Change in Median
Price (1 yr)
Average Days
on Market
Average Vendor
Discounting

Investor Scores are computer generated and should not be regarded as personal or general advice about investing in residential property. They should not be relied on as such — persons seeking to buy or sell residential property should always seek appropriate professional advice. The methodology used to develop the Scores depends on the availability of property data and also depends on certain assumptions and estimates.
How we calculate the suburb Lower Risk Score

The suburb Lower Risk Score is simply the average of all the individual Lower Risk Scores for each property in that suburb.

A higher score indicates the suburb has increased in value over a longer period so is less likely to only be due to recent market forces. It is also likely to contain properties that command higher rent than average and therefore attract higher income tenants. Furthermore, properties in this suburb are likely to be easier to sell in the future due to strong market health indicators.

Downer, ACT National
Average Days
on Market
Change in Median Price
(5 yr)
Average Vendor
Discounting

Investor Scores are computer generated and should not be regarded as personal or general advice about investing in residential property. They should not be relied on as such — persons seeking to buy or sell residential property should always seek appropriate professional advice. The methodology used to develop the Scores depends on the availability of property data and also depends on certain assumptions and estimates.

Property Prices in Downer


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State Auction Clearance Rates - April 2019

Auctions Clearance rate
ACT 35 44%
NSW 213 57%
NT 11 0%
QLD 22 38%
SA 42 17%
VIC 48 59%
WA 18 25%

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Suburb Information

Downer, ACT 2602

Part of: Canberra Central Council No data available

The size of Downer is approximately 1.6 square kilometres. It has 10 parks covering nearly 5.8% of total area. The population of Downer in 2011 was 3,554 people. By 2016 the population was 3,653 showing a population growth of 2.8% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Downer is 20-29 years. Households in Downer are primarily couples with children and are likely to be repaying $3000 - $3999 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Downer work in a professional occupation. In 2011, 59.3% of the homes in Downer were owner-occupied compared with 57.3% in 2016. (source: Australian Bureau of Statistics)

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Demographic data provided
by Australian Bureau of Statistics

Market Trends for Downer   for Houses in last 12 months


There have been 50 Houses sold in Downer in the past 12 months with a median sale price of $820K, up -3.02% annually. It takes on average 36 days to sell with vendor discounting of -4.66%.

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