3.3 —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 3.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Charleroi · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Charleroi — higher than 91% of areas.
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Charleroi, the largest group is 4 people at 41%, followed by 2 people (23%) and 3 people (23%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Charleroi, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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