Are you considering City, ACT 2601 as your next move? It's a good first step to discover if the area is a good fit for you based on factors such as proximity to schools etc. The Homes.com.au suburb profile utilises market-leading data to provide you with the City median property prices, market trends & demographics to allow you to make informed decisions about your next property move.
Whether you are upsizing or downsizing to City, continue reading for a brief history lesson to discover more about the amazing lifestyle and what makes this suburb a worthy option.
Lifestyle
City has a lot of amenities and attractions to offer tourists and locals. Visitors can find cafes, restaurants, pubs, markets, shopping centres, markets, pharmacies, banks, hair salons and many other types of businesses in the town. City also has public parks and playgrounds for residents to enjoy.A day in City might start with brunch at a cafe like Cafe Alibi or Tupelo Coffee Co. Afterwards, visitors can spend some time exploring Canberra Centre or do some shopping at one of the many stores inside the mall. For lunch, visitors might want to try SugaCube or Shanghai Dumpling House before heading to a local pub like PJ O'Reilly's for a drink and some live music.
Alcohol: Bottlemart Spar City West, BWS CANBERRA CityBakeries: Croissant D'Or, Bakers Delight12 Banks incl. Bendigo Bank, National Australia Bank, iMB, st.george10 Bars incl. North Bar, White Rabbit, ICBM, Academy55 Cafes incl. Cafe Alibi, The Blue Olive, Global Cafe & Bar, Tupelo Coffee Co.6 Conveniences incl. Quick & Go, Supa 24, Spar, EzyMart17 Fast foods incl. Izumi, Chicken Gourmet, Hungry Jacks, OportoFitness centres: Body Boost Fitness, Elite, Fernwood Fitness
Schools include Australian Academy of Science.
History
The History of City, Australian Capital Territory, can be summarised by stating that the city was established with the intention of it being a commercial centre for the area. The first major buildings planned for the commercial centre were Melbourne and Sydney Buildings which were designed in the "Inter-War Mediterranean style". Major changes to Griffin's plan affected the City, including abandonment of a city railway and a reduction in the widths of some streets including London Circuit which was originally planned to be 61 m and was reduced to 30 m. The Monaro Mall opened in 1963 and included a branch of David Jones department store.
The northern end of the mall is now known as the City Walk.The first retail store in Canberra was Murray's store, which operated from a house built in 1874 on the glebe of St John the Baptist Church. It burnt down in 1923. Griffin's plan separated the national centre, the administrative centre of the city, now the Parliamentary Triangle, from the Civic Centre, the principal commercial area. The commercial centre was planned to be on what Griffin described as the Municipal Axis which was projected to run north-west from Mount Pleasant.
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