82 —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 73
- 2021: 82
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Charleroi · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Charleroi
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A high proportion of couples and children makes Charleroi stand out from similar areas. The community is small, with only 82 people, but it has a distinctive age balance where children are much more common than the state average.
82
—
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Charleroi — lower than 64% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 82 residents. Those living here are noticeably older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia, with a typical age of 45.
45 yrs —
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 24.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for 15.9%, a figure slightly below the national average.
15.9% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.4% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Charleroi splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 23.3% of the population, which is far above the 11.5% seen across Australia. There were no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents recorded here.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23.3% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Charleroi, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 31%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Charleroi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20534/charleroi/topic/demographics-identity