Charleroi · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Charleroi

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 80% of families in Charleroi, making it a place defined by larger family units. The typical home here is much larger than those in the state or nation, with a striking absence of people living alone.

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📍 Charleroi, Suburb / Locality

Where Charleroi sits — Average household size

3.3
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Charleroi — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Charleroi3.3
3695, VIC 2.8
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Charleroi are crowded compared to most areas, with 3.3 people per dwelling. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, and not a single person in the area lives alone.

3.3

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 3.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Charleroi, the largest group is 4 people at 41%, followed by 2 people (23%) and 3 people (23%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 5.3% of the total, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia. Most families are couples with children, accounting for 80% of the total.

5.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.7%
  • 2021: 5.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Charleroi, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Charleroi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20534/charleroi/topic/family-households