Charlestown (NSW)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC10885
People 12,912
Male 49%
Female 51%
Median age 38
Families 3,647
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 5,558
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,424
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,863
Median weekly rent $350
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 6,322 49.0 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 6,589 51.0 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 295 2.3 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 12,912 people in Charlestown (NSW). Of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.3% of the population.

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Age Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 38 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 827 6.4 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 788 6.1 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 676 5.2 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 679 5.3 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 766 5.9 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 927 7.2 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,066 8.3 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 892 6.9 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 782 6.1 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 825 6.4 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 738 5.7 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 773 6.0 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 703 5.4 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 651 5.0 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 551 4.3 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 482 3.7 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 393 3.0 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 382 3.0 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Charlestown (NSW) was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 5,161 48.6 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 335 3.2 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 967 9.1 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 705 6.6 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 3,459 32.5 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Charlestown (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 48.6% were married and 12.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4,736 48.8 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,008 10.4 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 3,964 40.8 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Charlestown (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 237 6.8 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 735 21.1 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 230 6.6 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 62 1.8 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 466 13.4 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 155 4.4 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 65 1.9 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 251 7.2 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 606 17.4 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 86 2.5 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 593 17.0 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Charlestown (NSW) 26.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.2% were in primary school, 19.5% in secondary school and 24.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,259 21.3 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,035 9.7 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 383 3.6 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,737 16.3 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,352 12.7 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 331 3.1 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,409 13.3 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 15 0.1 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 922 8.7 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 36 0.3 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 789 7.4 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Charlestown (NSW), 12.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 5,517 30.6 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 5,228 29.0 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 1,715 9.5 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 1,588 8.8 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 547 3.0 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Charlestown (NSW) were English 30.6%, Australian 29.0%, Irish 9.5%, Scottish 8.8% and German 3.0%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Charlestown (NSW) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 10,796 83.8 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 282 2.2 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 119 0.9 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
India 105 0.8 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 90 0.7 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
Italy 70 0.5 49,476 0.7 174,042 0.7

In Charlestown (NSW), 83.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.2%, New Zealand 0.9%, India 0.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.7% and Italy 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 2,014 15.6 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 842 6.5 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 580 4.5 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 8,906 69.0 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Charlestown (NSW), 69.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 9,518 73.7 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 557 4.3 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 192 1.5 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 179 1.4 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
Italy 157 1.2 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0

In Charlestown (NSW), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 73.7%, England 4.3%, New Zealand 1.5%, Scotland 1.4% and Italy 1.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 9,794 75.8 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 523 4.0 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 162 1.3 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Scotland 129 1.0 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
Italy 127 1.0 107,243 1.4 395,775 1.7

In Charlestown (NSW), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 75.8%, England 4.0%, New Zealand 1.3%, Scotland 1.0% and Italy 1.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 3,931 30.4 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 3,014 23.3 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 2,245 17.4 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 938 7.3 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 748 5.8 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Charlestown (NSW) were No Religion, so described 30.4%, Catholic 23.3%, Anglican 17.4%, Not stated 7.3% and Uniting Church 5.8%. In Charlestown (NSW), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (63.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Macedonian 118 0.9 28,144 0.4 66,019 0.3
Italian 83 0.6 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Mandarin 81 0.6 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 78 0.6 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Greek 60 0.5 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
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English only spoken at home 11,364 88.1 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 547 10.6 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Charlestown (NSW) 88.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Macedonian 0.9%, Italian 0.6%, Mandarin 0.6%, Cantonese 0.6% and Greek 0.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3,691 55.9 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,190 33.2 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 331 5.0 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 387 5.9 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 6,599 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Charlestown (NSW). Of these 55.9% were employed full time, 33.2% were employed part-time and 5.9% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 745 12.0 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 716 11.5 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 729 11.7 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,163 18.7 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,532 40.7 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Charlestown (NSW), 12.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,554 25.0 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 911 14.6 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 909 14.6 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 745 12.0 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 652 10.5 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 628 10.1 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 457 7.3 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 278 4.5 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Charlestown (NSW) included Professionals 25.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.0%, Managers 10.5%, Sales Workers 10.1%, Labourers 7.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 329 5.4 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Other Social Assistance Services 196 3.2 54,259 1.6 158,230 1.5
Cafes and Restaurants 177 2.9 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Secondary Education 168 2.7 58,072 1.7 177,487 1.7
Primary Education 152 2.5 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Charlestown (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.4%, Other Social Assistance Services 3.2%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.9%, Secondary Education 2.7% and Primary Education 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 680 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,751 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,424 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Charlestown (NSW) was $680.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 4,460 71.9 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 272 4.4 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 232 3.7 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Walked only 177 2.9 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Bus 109 1.8 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 162 2.6 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 4,779 76.9 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Charlestown (NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.9%, Car, as passenger 4.4%, Worked at home 3.7%, Walked only 2.9% and Bus 1.8%. On the day, 2.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 7,938 74.7 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 3,156 29.7 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,366 12.9 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,927 18.2 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Charlestown (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 74.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.7% provided care for children and 12.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,477 23.3 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 3,021 28.4 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,445 13.6 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 999 9.4 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Charlestown (NSW), 28.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,480 40.6 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,464 40.2 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 651 17.9 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 48 1.3 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Charlestown (NSW), 40.2% were couple families with children, 40.6% were couple families without children and 17.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 19.4 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 80.6 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Charlestown (NSW), 19.4% of single parents were male and 80.6% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 600 20.4 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 120 4.1 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 736 25.0 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 314 10.7 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 156 5.3 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 691 23.5 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 165 5.6 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 163 5.5 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Charlestown (NSW), of couple families with children, 20.4% had both partners employed full-time, 4.1% had both employed part-time and 25.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,986 92.2 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 422 7.8 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Charlestown (NSW), 92.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 3,884 77.9 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 757 15.2 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 332 6.7 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 4 0.1 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Charlestown (NSW), 77.9% were separate houses, 15.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.7% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 9 0.2 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 173 3.5 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 936 18.8 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 2,451 49.2 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,336 26.8 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 79 1.6 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Charlestown (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 3.5% had 1 bedroom, 18.8% had 2 bedrooms and 49.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,850 37.1 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,772 35.5 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,258 25.2 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 10 0.2 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 102 2.0 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Charlestown (NSW), 37.1% were owned outright, 35.5% were owned with a mortgage and 25.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 3,581 71.8 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,224 24.6 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 179 3.6 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Charlestown (NSW), of all households, 71.8% were family households, 24.6% were single person households and 3.6% were group households.

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Household income Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 18.4 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 14.2 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Charlestown (NSW), 18.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 350 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.1 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.9 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,863 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.7 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.3 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 327 6.6 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,730 34.7 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 2,003 40.2 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 796 16.0 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 126 2.5 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Charlestown (NSW), 34.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 735 14.7 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 4,165 83.5 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 88 1.8 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Charlestown (NSW), 83.5% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 162 55.5 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 130 44.5 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Charlestown (NSW), 55.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 44.5% were female. The median age was 25 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,571 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Charlestown (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,571.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Charlestown (NSW) % Charlestown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 363 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,950 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Charlestown (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $363 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,950.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.