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Charnwood property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Charnwood, ACT (1,436 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Charnwood

Charnwood is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other61.3% of properties

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Zone: SUBURBAN

Other30.6% of properties

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Zone: SUBURBAN CORE

Other5.8% of properties

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Zone: CORE ZONE

School catchments in Charnwood

SecondaryMelba Copland Secondary School (11-12) · Melba Copland Secondary School (7-10)

Charnwood can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Crime near Charnwood

Charnwood sits in the ACT police jurisdiction, which recorded 11,701 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2024.

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1,449
Break-ins
920
Vehicle theft
6,227
Other theft
2,482
Assault
428
Sexual offences
182
Robbery
6
Other against the person
7
Homicide

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 11,701 total. Figures are for the whole ACT police jurisdiction (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Charnwood

At the 2021 Census, 21.8% of Charnwood’s 3,055 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English36.8%
Australian35.3%
Irish11.7%
Scottish9.8%
German4.8%
Australian Aboriginal4.1%

Top countries of birth

Philippines2.2%
England2.1%
India1.8%
New Zealand1%
Vietnam0.9%
China0.7%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Charnwood

Unincorporated ACT council approved 4,339 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

4,339
Dwellings/yr
826
Houses
3,513
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Unincorporated ACT council area (not just Charnwood). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Charnwood address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.