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Charleston SA 5244

288 addresses · 30 streets

Mayo Electorate › Adelaide Hills LGA › Charleston · 28 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Charleston is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 550 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $2,116 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

550Population
42Median age
$2,116Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Lobethal - Woodside statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Charleston itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Adelaide Airport, 34.6 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 10.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Charleston

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

Tree cover measures, Charleston SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202127.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.2% · Labour-force participation 72.7%

Population by age in Charleston
Population by age, Charleston SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-427
5-1490
15-1929
20-2414
25-3461
35-4468
45-5497
55-6479
65-7461
75-8420
85+7
Dwelling types in Charleston
Dwelling types, Charleston SA (ABS Census 2021)
House189
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Charleston
Households by weekly income, Charleston SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65013
$650-1,49942
$1,500-2,99978
$3,000+36
Top ancestries in Charleston
Top ancestries, Charleston SA (ABS Census 2021)
English261
Australian224
German102
Scottish49
Irish34
Ancestry NS25
Housing tenure in Charleston
Housing tenure, Charleston SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned61
Mortgage101
Rented26
Other0
Cars per household in Charleston
Cars per household, Charleston SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
126
285
339
4+34
Commute to work in Charleston
Commute to work, Charleston SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car227
Train0
Bus7
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home41
Top countries of birth in Charleston
Top countries of birth, Charleston SA (ABS Census 2021)
England15
Netherlands4
New Zealand3
Wales3
Languages used at home in Charleston
Languages used at home, Charleston SA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian5
Polish4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

7,756 bird observations recorded near Charleston — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Charleston

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

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