12 Garrad Court, Charnwood ACT 2615, Australia
12 Garrad Court is a standalone house situated on a 562 m² block of land. The property offers the space and privacy typical of a detached residential home.
Charnwood was planned using the Radburn principle, positioning homes to face shared parkland and creating a network of pedestrian pathways that could connect any point without crossing streets. In practice, many residents have built fences around the park side, resulting in narrow, sometimes poorly lit walkways.
The Charnwood centre shopping area is nearby and includes fast‑food outlets, a Woolworths supermarket, a Shell service station and a Labor Club. An emergency services station with ambulance, fire and rescue units is also located close to the suburb’s shops.
The Boslem and Harte Park (about 1 km away) and George Simpson Park (roughly 1.1 km) provide green space for leisure. The Charnwood District Playing Fields, home to the Ginninderra “The Tigers” athletics club, are also nearby.
Charnwood sits on Silurian‑age rocks, predominantly Deakin Volcanics purple rhyodacite. The Deakin Fault runs along the north‑east edge of these rocks, with Hawkins Volcanics green‑grey dacite and quartz‑andesite present on the opposite side.
For Australian federal elections, Charnwood is part of the Division of Fenner. In ACT Legislative Assembly elections, it falls within the Ginninderra electorate.
From 2004 to 2018, Charnwood hosted the annual ‘Charny Carny’ carnival, a community‑spirit event that raised funds for local groups such as schools and the Mount Rogers Scout Group. The carnival ceased after 2018 due to a shortage of volunteers.
