Mount Charles, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Mount Charles is more socio-economically advantaged than about 83% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1050, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Mount Charles at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 58
- Median age
- 44
- Median weekly household income
- $1,812
- SEIFA score
- 1050
- Coordinates
- -36.0836, 140.1499
Mount Charles demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mount Charles using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 36%, 0% of homes are rented, and 13% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 11 | 24% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 16 | 36% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 7 | 16% |
| Seniors (65+) | 11 | 24% |
Share of the 45 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 6 | 43% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 4 | 29% |
| Rented | 0 | 0% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 13 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 13 occupied private dwellings in Mount Charles.
- Median monthly mortgage
- $485
- Average household size
- 2.6 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,833
- Median weekly personal income
- $784
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 6 (13%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 11 (26%)
- Labour-force participation
- 75%
- Employed full-time
- 21
- Employed part-time
- 8
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Mount Charles
Where is Mount Charles?
Mount Charles is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Mount Charles?
At the 2021 Census, Mount Charles had a population of about 58.
Is Mount Charles an advantaged area?
Mount Charles has an ABS SEIFA score of 1050, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 83 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 83% of Australian suburbs.
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