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Charlton VIC 3525

885 addresses · 65 streets

Mallee Electorate › Buloke LGA › Charlton · 224 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Charlton is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 1,095 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $958 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $297,000.

1,095Population
56Median age
$958Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Buloke statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Charlton itself.

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Sport & Recreation

8 facilities recorded in Charlton.

Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs3/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$297,000House · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Charlton

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

Tree cover measures, Charlton VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20202.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20215.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 46.7%

Population by age in Charlton
Population by age, Charlton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-437
5-14100
15-1945
20-2440
25-3486
35-4469
45-54141
55-64184
65-74209
75-84114
85+62
Dwelling types in Charlton
Dwelling types, Charlton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House450
Townhouse20
Apartment3
Other4
Households by weekly income in Charlton
Households by weekly income, Charlton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650127
$650-1,499176
$1,500-2,99996
$3,000+34
Top ancestries in Charlton
Top ancestries, Charlton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian471
English380
Irish175
Ancestry NS136
Scottish107
Other42
Housing tenure in Charlton
Housing tenure, Charlton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned261
Mortgage114
Rented74
Other8
Cars per household in Charlton
Cars per household, Charlton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
029
1162
2158
375
4+31
Commute to work in Charlton
Commute to work, Charlton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car296
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked33
Bicycle3
Home45
Top countries of birth in Charlton
Top countries of birth, Charlton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England24
India9
Germany7
Taiwan3
Languages used at home in Charlton
Languages used at home, Charlton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin10
Malayalam4
Serbian3
Vietnamese3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,937 bird observations recorded near Charlton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Charlton

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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