In Sambreville, 28,288 inhabitants live across an area of 34.3 km². The average age is 41, and 66% of residents own their home. Average net income is €16,173 per person each year. Women account for 51.8% of the population; nationalities are 92% Belgian, 4.6% Italian, 1% French, 0.4% Romanian, 0.4% Spanish, 0.2% Moroccan, 0.2% Greek and 1.3% other. Households average 1.1 cars. Homes have an average of 5.9 rooms, and buildings date on average from around 1926. The overall housing stock is 86.6% houses and 13.4% apartment buildings. Its building types comprise 37% semi-closed houses, 24.6% closed houses, 21.3% open houses, farms or castles, 12.8% buildings and flat blocks, 3.6% commercial houses and 0.8% other types.
There are currently no flats listed for rent. The stated average monthly rent is €0, and the highest and lowest rents are both €0. For travel by road, the main routes include the N90, N912a, N912, N930 and N969. Access to the A15/E42 takes 13 minutes from the centre; the motorway runs between La Louvière, Charleroi, Namur and Liège. The A54/E420, connecting Nivelles and Charleroi, is 18 minutes away. Stations closest to the centre are Auvelais, Tamines, Aiseau, Jemeppe-Sur-Sambre and Ham-Sur-Sambre. There are 8 TEC bus lines, including 147a between Gembloux, Fleurus and Tamines; 155 linking Gilly, Châtelet, Tamines and Velaine; 156 serving Châtelet, Velaine, Tamines and Gilly; 36 between Tamines, Ham-sur-Sambre and Spy; and 58 between Moignelée and Saint-Martin / Spy.
Childcare and education provision includes 29 nurseries, 23 nursery schools, 23 primary schools and 7 secondary schools. Examples include Ecole Fondamentale Autonome D'Auvelais and Ecole Fondamentale Libre Saint-François II for nursery education, Ecole Fondamentale Communale De Moignelée - Keumiée and Ecole Fondamentale Communale D'Arsimont Et Auvelais for primary education, and Communaute Educative Saint-Jean-Baptiste and College Saint-Andre (Enseignement Technique Et Professionnel) at secondary level. Local shops include 2 Aldi, 2 Carrefour, 2 Delhaize, 1 Louis Delhaize, 1 Match / Smatch, 1 Trafic, 1 Intermarché and 1 LIDL.
Sambreville has 1 charging station for electric vehicles. There are no shared bicycles or shared cars in the commune. Brussels South Charleroi Airport is reachable in 20 minutes by car or 66 minutes by public transport. The local economy includes 108 companies in hairdressing and other beauty treatment, 72 in restaurants and mobile food service, 47 in residential and non-residential building construction, 44 in electrical installation, 40 in motor-vehicle maintenance and repair, and 36 in other human-health activities.