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History

The suburb was named after a former Homestead in the Belconnen District. In 1833, Henry Hall obtained a grant of 3492 acres of land which he named ‘Charnwood’.

The suburb name "Charnwood" was gazetted on 9 September 1971

Street Naming Theme

Street names in Charnwood are named after famous New South Wales pioneers.

Facilities

Distance to City GPO: 0.5 km

Closest Major Shopping Centre:
KIPPAX FAIR - 2.8 km

Closest Hospital:
CALVARY PRIVATE HOSPITAL - 7.5 km

Closest Educational Institutions

Primary School:
CHARNWOOD PRIMARY - 0.3 km

High School:
MELBA COPLAND HIGH SCHOOL, MELBA - 2.1 km

College:
MELBA COPLAND COLLEGE, MELBA - 2.7 km

University:
UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA, BRUCE - 6.3 km

(approximate straight line distances)

Profile

Average age: 32 years
Houses: 91.8%
Townhouses: 8.2%
Flats & units: 0.0%
Other: 0.0%
Population: 3,017