2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Charlemont · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Charlemont compared to the state and national figures. This area is mainly made up of families, with over half of all households consisting of couples with children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Charlemont — higher than 50% of areas.
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.5 people, which is about the same as across Victoria and Australia. Just 21.4% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.
2.5 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
21.4% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Charlemont, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (21%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of the area at 55.8%. One-parent families account for 12.9% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas.
12.9% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Charlemont, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Charlemont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20533/charlemont/topic/family-households