Suburby Get to know your Aussie suburb
List your business

Charlestown QLD 4608

52 addresses · 16 streets

Flynn Electorate › South Burnett LGA › Charlestown · 167 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Charlestown is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 79 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,124 a week, with median rent near $225 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

79Population
45Median age
$1,124Median household income / wk
$225Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Kingaroy Region - North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Charlestown itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Wondai Aerodrome, 9.7 km north.

Run a business in Charlestown? Get listed →

Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 49.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Charlestown

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Charlestown QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202049.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202181.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.7% · Labour-force participation 53%

Population by age in Charlestown
Population by age, Charlestown QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-46
5-148
15-195
20-244
25-346
35-449
45-5414
55-6411
65-748
75-849
85+0
Dwelling types in Charlestown
Dwelling types, Charlestown QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House30
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Charlestown
Households by weekly income, Charlestown QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6505
$650-1,4998
$1,500-2,9990
$3,000+4
Top ancestries in Charlestown
Top ancestries, Charlestown QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian41
English25
Ancestry NS11
Scottish8
Irish5
Aboriginal4
Housing tenure in Charlestown
Housing tenure, Charlestown QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned16
Mortgage12
Rented9
Other0
Cars per household in Charlestown
Cars per household, Charlestown QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
19
210
34
4+9
Commute to work in Charlestown
Commute to work, Charlestown QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car20
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

342 bird observations recorded near Charlestown — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Charlestown

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Charlestown:

Embed this suburb

Add this free Charlestown stat card to your own site — just copy the code:

Preview:

Cite this page

Quoting these figures? Copy the credit line:

Keep an eye on Charlestown

One email when this data meaningfully changes — new census figures, prices, rankings. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.

Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.