The leafy Canberra suburb that boasts some of the territory's best views

Advantageously positioned in Canberra’s south, Farrer is an established, leafy suburb with a close-knit and inclusive community.

Schools, aged care facilities, churches and local shops holding a number of restaurants as well as a recently renovated IGA, make it a very easy place to live with conveniences close by.

With easy access to all that the Woden town centre has to offer, the hospital and main roads, it is a quiet but well-connected suburb that oozes slow Sunday vibes.

EAT & DRINK 

For top-notch Nepalese cuisine, the Mustang Restaurant & Bar is a destination that keeps locals and even non-Farrer residents coming back for more momos and masalas.

Just next door is a small Sri-Lankan restaurant Claypot, serving authentic and mouth-watering curries.

For your morning coffee or weekend brunch catch-up, Fox and Bow is a bustling cafe with Instagrammable meals that taste as good as they look. The kids will be occupied with its basketball hoop in the colourful mural laneway – you almost feel like you’re dining in the streets of Melbourne.

SEE & DO

Plenty of walking paths, nature parks and playgrounds are dotted throughout the suburb making it perfect for families and four-legged friends. Currently under construction, Farrer Local Nature Play Park will be one of Canberra’s coolest parks for kids. It’s set to be completed in September.

Farrer Ridge Nature Reserve is replete with walking tracks that offer elevated views across Woden Valley on one side of the ridge and the Brindabella mountains on the other.

The reserve is also a great place for a picnic, so if you’re after some nibblies make sure you check out the cheese wall at the IGA. 

MOVE IN

11B Gluyas Street

Offers: $899,000 +

4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 parking spaces

This newly built home is light-filled and spacious with elevated ceilings and modern in design. It is a short stroll to the local shops, cafe and restaurants and parks.

Private sale

Agent: Luton Properties Tuggeranong, Michael Martin 0411 748 805