Charleville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Charleville

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much higher rates of people living alone than most similar areas define the household landscape in Charleville. While couples with children make up the largest group, a striking 36.5% of homes are occupied by just one person.

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📍 Charleville, Suburb / Locality

Where Charleville sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -12.0%
  • 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 Charleville — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Charleville2.2
4470, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Charleville holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is driven by the high number of single-person households, which are far above the Queensland rate of 24.7%.

2.2 ▼ -12.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.5% ▲ +30.1%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.1%
  • 2016: 29.7%
  • 2021: 36.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Charleville splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (36%), with 3 people at 11%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.9% of the population, a figure that is well above the Australian average. This is a much higher proportion than in most similar areas.

17.9% ▲ +28.6%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.9%
  • 2016: 18.1%
  • 2021: 17.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Charleville, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (18%).

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 Charleville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30582/charleville/topic/family-households