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<p data-block-key="g7hao">What if your bathroom needed modernising but you were so in love with its mid-1970s tiles you couldn’t bear to part with them?</p><p data-block-key="6c1to">Well then you’d do what the owner of <a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/6-schubert-place-kambah-act-2902-93917/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">6 Schubert Place, Kambah</a>, did: painstakingly remove, clean and then retile the bathroom with them. Talk about a huge job, but just look at the result: a beautiful, sunshiney, retro space that would make you feel happy every morning, even on the greyest of days.</p><img alt="6-schubert-place-kambah-act-2902-93917-image-0-20240118053147999865-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/6-schubert-place-kambah-act-2902-93917-image-0.width-800.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="4n80n">The bathroom is gorgeous but as we explored more of this unassuming two-storey home in Canberra&#x27;s biggest suburb, it just kept giving and giving.</p><p data-block-key="25j4j">Here are a few of our favourite things:</p><h3 data-block-key="fe7d0">The spiral staircase.</h3><img alt="6-schubert-place-kambah-act-2902-93917-image-0-20240118053149116502-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/6-schubert-place-kambah-act-2902-93917-image-0.width-800_o8p79wm.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="kf3d">Nothing says early 1980s glam like a set of winding stairs. Spiral staircases feed our inner child and we can see the bottom floor of this home turned into a magical children’s haven.</p><h3 data-block-key="e3b39">Vintage amber bottle glass doors.</h3><img alt="6 Schubert Place_028" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/6_Schubert_Place_028.width-800.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="9mbsf">Designed to give privacy between the front door and the rest of the home, amber bottle glass is a definite throwback to heading to your Nan and Pop’s house for Sunday night dinner.</p><h3 data-block-key="764r2">Bright bedrooms (there are six!)</h3><img alt="6-schubert-place-kambah-act-2902-93917-image-0-20240118053148657755-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/6-schubert-place-kambah-act-2902-93917-image-0.width-800_epN55Rt.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="5jgoi">With a yellow bathroom at the centre of the home, the owners of 6 Schubert Place haven’t been afraid to splash colour throughout the bedrooms. The result is a happy vibe, and a series of spaces perfect for both sleep and play.</p><h3 data-block-key="fje0h">The Secret Garden.</h3><img alt="6-schubert-place-kambah-act-2902-93917-image-0-20240118053150989783-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/6-schubert-place-kambah-act-2902-93917-image-0.width-800_QFUFVjS.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="ckllc">The landscaped garden is full of little areas to discover; veggies and flowers are scattered throughout and we can imagine kids exploring outside for hours.</p><p data-block-key="6enqn"><b>Number 6 Schubert Place, Kambah, goes to auction at 10.30am on Saturday 3 February 2024.</b></p><p data-block-key="7turk"><a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/6-schubert-place-kambah-act-2902-93917/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>View the full listing.</b></a></p>

Canberra's most beautiful bathroom just hit the market in Kambah

<p data-block-key="lkohq">Why do some Canberrans have a hard time admitting they&#x27;re cashed up bogans?</p><p data-block-key="6vra1">You know what I mean. That Canberran at a wedding or a barbecue who tells you the suburb they live in, but then adds a little laugh and a disclaimer like: ‘But I live in the nice part.’</p><p data-block-key="1393n">Do you, though?</p><p data-block-key="2pvcb">Here are my favourite suburb deniers.</p><h3 data-block-key="acv8r">‘I don’t live in Queanbeyan, I live in Jerrabomberra.’</h3><img alt="200121_Jerrabomberra-1-1-810x540" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/200121_Jerrabomberra-1-1-810x540.width-800.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="3s5i5">In Queanbeyan, we affectionately refer to Jerrabomberra as ‘Queanbeyan Heights’. Okay, so you have a different postcode but you&#x27;re still the same as us: just in nicer cars. You pay your rates to Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council, and you shop at <i>our</i> Kmart, Chemist Warehouse and Spotlight!</p><p data-block-key="4eb9u">Aaaand you have your babies at Queanbeyan District Hospital! Baby Queanbeyanites right there!</p><h3 data-block-key="ci1r1">‘I don’t live in Kambah, I live at Gleneagles.’</h3><img alt="Gleneagles estate" class="richtext-image full-width" height="270" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/Gleneagles_estate.width-800.png" width="800"><p data-block-key="a1lg2">Where do Kambah residents go to live when they’ve officially ‘made it’? Gleneagles Estate. Made up of just 57 properties facing and surrounding the Murrumbidgee Country Club, the exclusive estate was built off Kambah Pool Road and was Canberra’s first prestigious golf club estate.</p><img alt="Gleneagles ad" class="richtext-image full-width" height="1137" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/Gleneagles_ad.width-800.png" width="471"><p data-block-key="1dqhc">The marketing of the estate in the early 1990s promised you could ‘Sink a few before dinner’ and opt to have <i>a spa in your ensuite</i>. Fancy.</p><h3 data-block-key="3ha2r">‘I live in Hawker, but at the top of the hill.’</h3><figure><img alt="28-marrakai-street-hawker-act-2614-72360-image-0-20221215020139544614-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width captioned" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/28-marrakai-street-hawker-act-2614-72360-image.width-800.jpg" width="800"><figcaption>28-marrakai-street-hawker-act-2614-72360-image-0-20221215020139544614-thumbnail-1920x1920-70</figcaption></figure><p data-block-key="82h9i"><i>This home &#x27;on the hill&#x27; in Marrakai Street, Hawker, sold for $2.13 million.</i></p><p data-block-key="fr4ia">I’ve got news for you: the houses at the bottom of the hill are pretty expensive too.</p><p data-block-key="93vsh">My best friend Emma lives at the bottom of the hill, and she’s one of the poshest people I know. Hawker is a coveted location, thanks to the suburb’s incredibly central location and its proximity to both suburban and cosmopolitan shopping centres (aka Hawker Shops and Belco Mall).</p><p data-block-key="30tmj">The views from the top of Hawker are pretty spectacular though, so I understand why you’d pay a premium to live up there.</p><h3 data-block-key="4fhmh">‘We just bought at Golf Course Estate, it’s not really classed as Ngunnawal.’</h3><img alt="The Golf Course Estate Ngunnawalo" class="richtext-image full-width" height="282" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/The_Golf_Course_Estate_Ngunnawalo.width-800.png" width="800"><p data-block-key="9be1u">Actually, yes. Yes it is.</p><p data-block-key="efs9r">Firstly, welcome to the estate no-one could be bothered naming. Secondly, who even knew this area existed in Canberra? Apparently, it’s a small row of houses facing Gungahlin Lakes Golf Club. And here I was thinking Harcourt Hill and Nicholls were the only posh areas on the north side.</p><p data-block-key="8pmuq">I hear (from JT at MARQ Property) that properties in Golf Course Estate are tightly held and only come up for sale very, very rarely.</p>

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<p data-block-key="t6o0o">Remember the homes on <i>Bewitched</i>, <i>I Dream of Jeannie</i> and <i>The Golden Girls</i>? The houses in those sitcoms literally played their own character, with dream decor from the 60s, 70s and 80s.</p><p data-block-key="6c0il">Whether you’re looking to move back into a home just like the one you lived in growing up or you&#x27;re looking to renovate, these classic Canberra kitchens and bathrooms are packed with character and nostalgia.</p><h3 data-block-key="6cj59"><a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/1-mcleod-place-kambah-act-2902-66310/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">1 McLeod Place, Kambah</a></h3><img alt="1-mcleod-place-kambah-act-2902-66310-image-0-20220926211627878055-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/1-mcleod-place-kambah-act-2902-66310-image-0-2.width-800.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="c5rf">This fully-functioning kitchen is just bursting with sunshine. Its lemon and aqua cabinetry - with glossy wood veneer benchtops - makes us want to pop on an apron and bake some fresh scones. The two sinks come with double dish draining capabilities, perfect for the large family. </p><img alt="1-mcleod-place-kambah-act-2902-66310-image-0-20220926211629695757-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/1-mcleod-place-kambah-act-2902-66310-image-0-2.width-800_oVGNnxi.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="eesbk">Meanwhile, the pink ensuite and powder room as the other end of the home are as cute as can be. The powder room features its own overhead heater and embellished pink tiles. Barbie would be so jealous.</p><img alt="1-mcleod-place-kambah-act-2902-66310-image-0-20220926211630512664-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/1-mcleod-place-kambah-act-2902-66310-image-0-2.width-800_OkOMdP7.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="9aj65">The main bathroom boasts cool sea-inspired blues. A vintage freestanding vanity with glossy veneer top presents perfectly against the tiles and has the original soap dish and tapware. </p><p data-block-key="60sp9"><a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/1-mcleod-place-kambah-act-2902-66310/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the full listing for 1 McLeod Place, Kambah.</a></p><h3 data-block-key="aitfh"><a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/1-joske-place-latham-act-2615-66585/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">1 Joske Place, Latham</a></h3><img alt="1-joske-place-latham-act-2615-66585-image-0-20220926001650847035-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/1-joske-place-latham-act-2615-66585-image-0-20.width-800.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="1g4ok">This vintage kitchen has more of a 1980s beige and brown vibe. Decorative tiles complete the splashback and the frilly fruit themed curtains are giving us strong Nonna energy. </p><img alt="1-joske-place-latham-act-2615-66585-image-0-20220926001652068879-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/1-joske-place-latham-act-2615-66585-image-0-20.width-800_9tATPvZ.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="dlgui">The home&#x27;s bathroom brings calming muted blue tones and we love the retro blue pillar taps on the bath. The shower features privacy screens and the accent floral tiles are super retro. </p><p data-block-key="6omnh"><a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/1-joske-place-latham-act-2615-66585/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the full listing for 1 Joske Place, Latham.</a></p><h3 data-block-key="68r96"><a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/13-gundara-street-aranda-act-2614-66521/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">13 Gundara Street, Aranda</a></h3><img alt="13-gundara-street-aranda-act-2614-66521-image-0-20220927030217728854-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/13-gundara-street-aranda-act-2614-66521-image-.width-800.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="10o3g">This home&#x27;s <i>Brady Brunch</i> aesthetic centres on a chocolate brown palette from the late 1970s. Surely those cupboards are packed full of the vintage orange/brown/yellow/avocado-coloured Tupperware range?! If you love retro homes, you should see the rest of this house: the carpet should be in a museum.</p><p data-block-key="ff48"><a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/13-gundara-street-aranda-act-2614-66521/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the full listing for 13 Gundara Street, Aranda.</a></p><h3 data-block-key="6vel1"><a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/38-bandjalong-crescent-aranda-act-2614-66520/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">38 Bandjalong Crescent, Aranda</a></h3><img alt="38-bandjalong-crescent-aranda-act-2614-66520-image-0-20220927030212792705-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/38-bandjalong-crescent-aranda-act-2614-66520-i.width-800.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="9tsb">The silver mixer tap and neutral bench top in this kitchen are totally retro chic. This kitchen&#x27;s original features include late 1970s wood grain cabinetry and a vintage bench cooktop. Hang an Australiana-themed tea towel on the oven door and you&#x27;re good to go.</p><img alt="38-bandjalong-crescent-aranda-act-2614-66520-image-0-20220927030213826894-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/38-bandjalong-crescent-aranda-act-2614-66520-i.width-800_379ZgOd.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="11hs4">The bathroom of this home also blends retro with contemporary, retaining the pretty peach tiles, vintage toilet roll holder and shower screen, but bringing an updated vanity into the design. Check out the wooden toilet seat too!</p><p data-block-key="2o7lg"><a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/38-bandjalong-crescent-aranda-act-2614-66520/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the full listing at 38 Bandjalong Crescent, Aranda.</a></p><h3 data-block-key="5ipib"><a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/34-sturdee-crescent-monash-act-2904-66591/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">34 Sturdee Crescent, Monash</a></h3><img alt="34-sturdee-crescent-monash-act-2904-66591-image-0-20220927010212270514-crop-c0-5__0-5-1600x750-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="375" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/34-sturdee-crescent-monash-act-2904-66591-imag.width-800.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="8jvc5">Welcome to bathroom of your 1980s peaches-and-cream dreams. This functional bathroom includes a double vanity, spa bath and gold and silver finishes with timber accents. It just makes us want to soak in that bubble bath and sing to Prince on our walkman while dreaming of Richard Gere. </p><p data-block-key="e1r9t"><a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/34-sturdee-crescent-monash-act-2904-66591/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the full listing.</a></p><h3 data-block-key="hh2n"><a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/7-113-stornaway-road-queanbeyan-nsw-2620-66703/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">7/113 Stornaway Road, Queanbeyan</a></h3><img alt="7-113-stornaway-road-queanbeyan-nsw-2620-66703-image-0-20220926013138174824-crop-c0-5__0-5-1600x750-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="375" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/7-113-stornaway-road-queanbeyan-nsw-2620-66703.width-800.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="f84n">This bathroom is part of a townhouse complex that&#x27;s an iconic piece of Queanbeyan architecture.</p><p data-block-key="bjati">While the bathroom is vintage in every sense, the cool muted colours make it mildly modern. The neutral feature tiles on the bath and the tesselating tiles on the floor are complemented by chocolate brown pillar taps.</p><p data-block-key="80qe1"><a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/7-113-stornaway-road-queanbeyan-nsw-2620-66703/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the full listing.</a></p><h3 data-block-key="e25ch"><a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/93-ross-road-queanbeyan-nsw-2620-65931/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">93 Ross Road Queanbeyan </a></h3><img alt="93-ross-road-queanbeyan-nsw-2620-65931-image-0-20220926041631332704-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/93-ross-road-queanbeyan-nsw-2620-65931-image-0.width-800.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="f166h">This early 1960s solid brick home still has many of its original features including stunning wallpaper, wood-panelled walls and double hung windows. The kitchen is no exception, with open overhead cabinetry, a large timber-framed window over the sink and glossy veneer bench tops. </p><p data-block-key="97ble"><a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/93-ross-road-queanbeyan-nsw-2620-65931/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the full listing for 93 Ross Road, Queanbeyan.</a></p><h3 data-block-key="114g0"><a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/92-annetts-parade-mossy-point-nsw-2537-61177/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">92 Annetts Parade, Mossy Point</a></h3><img alt="92-annetts-parade-mossy-point-nsw-2537-61177-image-0-20220926063148914355-crop-c0-5__0-5-1600x750-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="375" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/92-annetts-parade-mossy-point-nsw-2537-61177-i.width-800.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="4n7ci">This colourful coastal kitchen mixes bright hues with soft wood cabinetry. The vintage freestanding oven features an overhead exhaust with a beautiful metal stamped design. </p><p data-block-key="74rmm"><a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/92-annetts-parade-mossy-point-nsw-2537-61177/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the full listing.</a></p>

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KAMBAH

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Surrounded by house proud neighbours with well maintained properties this 4 bedroom home while in need of a little TLC, has to be one of the best floor plans you will find. Situated on a decent sized block in a quiet cul de sac there is plenty of scope to improve the value of your new asset, yes the possibilities are endless. EER .5

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Population in Kambah is 14900, with a median age of 40. This is slightly below the Canberra average of 40.5 and slightly below the national 41.6

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Compared to other areas, families (56%) are over represented and the amount of singles lower than national average

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A majority of 86% live in a house. Households are 2.6 people on average, seems like Kambah is the place to go for spacious living!

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Distance	School	Address
0.98 km	Namadgi School	O'Halloran Circuit, Kambah
0.99 km	Taylor Primary	Marconi Crescent, Kambah
1.30 km	St Anthony's Primary	Wheeler Crescent, Wanniassa
1.65 km	St Thomas the Apostle Primary	Boddington Crescent, Kambah
1.77 km	Wanniassa School	Wheeler Crescent, Wanniassa
2.18 km	Tuggeranong Introductory English Centre (at Wanniassa Hills Primary School)	Langdon Avenue, Wanniassa
2.51 km	Wanniassa Hills Primary	Langdon Avenue, Wanniassa
2.52 km	Sacred Heart Primary	Murphy Street, Pearce
2.63 km	Torrens Primary	Ritchie Street, Torrens
2.75 km	St Mary MacKillop College - Wanniassa Campus	Mackinnon Street, Wanniassa

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