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Charnwood ACT 2615

1,432 addresses · 88 streets

Fenner Electorate › Unincorporated ACT LGA › Charnwood · 12 km from Canberra

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Living Here

Charnwood is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, home to about 3,055 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,818 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 68% of households own their home and 32% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

3,055Population
35Median age
$1,818Median household income / wk
$380Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Charnwood statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Charnwood itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Cohen Street, 4.9 km south-east · Airport: Canberra Airport, 18.5 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs7/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 13.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Charnwood

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Charnwood ACT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202149.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.7% · Labour-force participation 66%

Population by age in Charnwood
Population by age, Charnwood ACT (ABS Census 2021)
0-4220
5-14424
15-19170
20-24158
25-34495
35-44505
45-54391
55-64293
65-74241
75-84111
85+30
Dwelling types in Charnwood
Dwelling types, Charnwood ACT (ABS Census 2021)
House1,021
Townhouse148
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Charnwood
Households by weekly income, Charnwood ACT (ABS Census 2021)
<$650168
$650-1,499283
$1,500-2,999425
$3,000+222
Top ancestries in Charnwood
Top ancestries, Charnwood ACT (ABS Census 2021)
English1,123
Australian1,078
Other496
Irish356
Scottish299
Ancestry NS161
Housing tenure in Charnwood
Housing tenure, Charnwood ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned260
Mortgage527
Rented365
Other3
Cars per household in Charnwood
Cars per household, Charnwood ACT (ABS Census 2021)
064
1452
2442
3132
4+65
Commute to work in Charnwood
Commute to work, Charnwood ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,116
Train0
Bus45
Tram/ferry0
Walked10
Bicycle5
Home121
Top countries of birth in Charnwood
Top countries of birth, Charnwood ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Philippines66
England64
India55
New Zealand30
Vietnam27
China21
Languages used at home in Charnwood
Languages used at home, Charnwood ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic40
Vietnamese38
Punjabi32
Tagalog31
Mandarin28
Spanish28

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

314,641 bird observations recorded near Charnwood — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Charnwood

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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