2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Charlwood · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Charlwood
How families and households are made up across the area.
Smaller than average households are common in Charlwood, where only 2.3 people live in the typical home. This is lower than most similar areas, reflecting a community where smaller living arrangements are the norm.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 Charlwood — lower than 71% of areas.
| Charlwood | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4309, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 25.9% of people live alone, which is about the same as the national figure. Two-person households are the most common, making up 46.6% of all homes.
25.9% ▲ +57.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Charlwood, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 3 people (23%) and 1 person (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Almost half of families here are couples with children, while one-parent families make up 13% of the total. This proportion of single-parent families is higher than in most similar areas.
13.0% ▲ +61.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Charlwood, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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 Charlwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30584/charlwood/topic/family-households