2,551 ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3,318
- 2016: 1,310
- 2021: 2,551
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Charleville · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Charleville
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of people in Charleville identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander compared to the rest of the country. The community has grown older over the last decade, with the typical resident now 41 years old. However, the total population has shrank by 23% since 2011.
2,551
▼ -23.1%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Charleville — higher than 75% of areas.
| Charleville | 2,551 |
|---|---|
| 4470, QLD | 3,184 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Charleville fell by 767 people since 2011 to reach 2,551. The typical resident is now 41, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
41 yrs ▲ +17.1%
Younger than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 20.3% of the area, which is well above the national figure. This group grew by 6.4 percentage points since 2011, while the share of children under 15 fell by 6.2 percentage points.
20.3% ▲ +46.5%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% ▼ -27.2%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Charleville splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous Australians make up 14.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 3.2%. In terms of relationships, 41.2% of residents are married and 12.6% are in a de facto partnership.
14.3% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▼ -23.6%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Charleville splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (38%), with Widowed at 8%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Charleville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315017/charleville/topic/demographics-identity