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 names in Charnwood are named after famous New South Wales pioneers.
Distance to City GPO: 0.5 km
Closest Major Shopping Centre:
KIPPAX FAIR - 2.8 km
Closest Hospital:
CALVARY PRIVATE HOSPITAL - 7.5 km
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
| Average age: | 32 years |
| Houses: | 91.8% |
| Townhouses: | 8.2% |
| Flats & units: | 0.0% |
| Other: | 0.0% |
| Population: | 3,017 |