Charleroi vs Tallandoon

Charleroi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 52 in Tallandoon. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Charleroi, the large majority of households are couple families. In Tallandoon, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Charleroi tends to suit families with children and couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Charleroi

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 33%)
  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 30/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Charleroi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Tallandoon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $245/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Charleroi

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (234 min vs 247 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (359.2 km vs 373.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Charleroi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 30/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Charleroi and Tallandoon drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Charleroi Tallandoon
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Charleroi Tallandoon
Walkability 0 / 0
Charleroi — Walkability: 0/100 Tallandoon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 81 / 70
Charleroi — Safety: 81/100 Tallandoon — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 100 / 69
Charleroi — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tallandoon — Low fire risk: 69/100
Low flood risk 100 / 29
Charleroi — Low flood risk: 100/100 Tallandoon — Low flood risk: 29/100

Demographics

Charleroi rents higher ($245/wk vs $100/wk); Charleroi has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $53,092).

Charleroi Tallandoon
Population 82 92
+12% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.3% +16.5%
Median age 45 52
Median household income $117,000/yr
+55% vs other
 $53,092/yr
Median weekly rent $245/wk
+59% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Charleroi Tallandoon
0-4 6.1% / 13.0%
Charleroi — 0-4: 6.1% Tallandoon — 0-4: 13.0%
5-14 20.7% / 7.6%
Charleroi — 5-14: 20.7% Tallandoon — 5-14: 7.6%
15-19 4.9% / 4.3%
Charleroi — 15-19: 4.9% Tallandoon — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 3.7% / —
Charleroi — 20-24: 3.7% Tallandoon — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.3% / 12.0%
Charleroi — 25-34: 7.3% Tallandoon — 25-34: 12.0%
35-44 11.0% / 9.8%
Charleroi — 35-44: 11.0% Tallandoon — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 18.3% / 8.7%
Charleroi — 45-54: 18.3% Tallandoon — 45-54: 8.7%
55-64 9.8% / 17.4%
Charleroi — 55-64: 9.8% Tallandoon — 55-64: 17.4%
65-74 15.9% / 19.6%
Charleroi — 65-74: 15.9% Tallandoon — 65-74: 19.6%
75-84 6.1% / —
Charleroi — 75-84: 6.1% Tallandoon — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Charleroi — 85+: not among its largest Tallandoon — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Charleroi 100.0% couple families
Charleroi — Couple Families: 100.0% Charleroi — Lone Person: 0.0%
Tallandoon 33.3% couple families
Tallandoon — Couple Families: 33.3% Tallandoon — Lone Person: 66.7%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Charleroi 0.0% renting
Charleroi — Owned Outright: 54.5% Charleroi — Mortgage: 45.5% Charleroi — Renting: 0.0%
Tallandoon 15.6% renting
Tallandoon — Owned Outright: 28.1% Tallandoon — Mortgage: 56.2% Tallandoon — Renting: 15.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Charleroi 100.0% houses
Charleroi — Houses: 100.0%
Tallandoon 100.0% houses
Tallandoon — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Charleroi Tallandoon
Certificate III & IV 25.6% / 16.3%
Charleroi — Certificate III & IV: 25.6% Tallandoon — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 14.6% / 9.8%
Charleroi — Bachelor Degree: 14.6% Tallandoon — Bachelor Degree: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.2% / 9.8%
Charleroi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.2% Tallandoon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.9% / 3.3%
Charleroi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.9% Tallandoon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

Zoning mix

Charleroi has more rural and farming land (66% vs 46%).

Charleroi Tallandoon
Rural and farming 66% 46%
Parks and recreation 33% 53%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Charleroi Tallandoon
New dwellings approved 120
across Indigo
 19
across Towong
Approvals change year on year +15% —

Ranking within VIC

Charleroi Tallandoon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 11% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 50% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 3% of VIC

Liveability

Charleroi Tallandoon
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Tallandoon carries more flood risk (71 vs 0); Tallandoon carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 0).

Charleroi Tallandoon
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
31/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Low
30/100
Flood None
0/100
 High
71/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Charleroi Tallandoon
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Charleroi Tallandoon
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 2 8

Mobility

Tallandoon sits further from the CBD (373.1 km vs 359.2 km).

Charleroi Tallandoon
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 359.2 km 373.1 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 234 min 247 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3695
 0.0%
postcode 3701
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 3695
 65
postcode 3701

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Charleroi Tallandoon
Car (driver) 66.7% / 57.6%
Charleroi — Car (driver): 66.7% Tallandoon — Car (driver): 57.6%
Worked from Home 27.1% / 30.3%
Charleroi — Worked from Home: 27.1% Tallandoon — Worked from Home: 30.3%
Walked Only — / 12.1%
Charleroi — Walked Only: not among its largest Tallandoon — Walked Only: 12.1%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / —
Charleroi — Car (passenger): 6.2% Tallandoon — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Charleroi Tallandoon
Elevation 334 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 234 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Charleroi Tallandoon
Connectivity score 16/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
18 premises
 0%
27 premises

Climate

Charleroi Tallandoon
Annual rainfall 692 mm 947 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.1°C 29.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 5.0°C 2.9°C

Council rates

Charleroi Tallandoon
Average residential rate $1,828/yr $1,875/yr
Council Indigo Towong

Federal electorate

Charleroi Tallandoon
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Charleroi Tallandoon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Charleroi

Family Rural

Tallandoon

Rural Young Families

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