Anderlues has 12,261 inhabitants across 17.2 km². The average age is about 40, and 51.1% of residents are women. Most residents own their home: the ownership rate is 71%. Average net income is €15,532 per person per year. The population is 90.5% Belgian, 5.6% Italian, 1.2% Algerian, 0.9% French, 0.3% Moroccan, 0.3% Spanish, 0.2% Romanian and 1.1% other nationalities. Houses are the main part of the local housing stock, with buildings dating on average to around 1922. The building mix includes 37.3% semi-closed houses, 28.3% open houses, farms and castles, and 21.5% closed houses.
There are 39 houses for sale in Anderlues. The average asking price is €236,892, with listings ranging from €39,999 to €549,000. Homes in the municipality have an average of 5.9 rooms, compared with a national average of 6. The N59 and N90 pass through Anderlues. By car, the A15/E42 entrance is about 10 minutes from the town centre, while access to the A54/E420 takes around 16 minutes. The tram service includes TEC line M2 between Charleroi Sud and Anderlues Monument. Bus routes include 119, 136, 30, 91 and M1ab, serving destinations including Biercée, Ragnies, Beaumont, La Louvière, Charleroi and Thuin.
For families, Anderlues has 11 nurseries, 7 nursery schools and 7 primary schools; there is no secondary school in the municipality. Named examples include C. B. and Saperlipopette nurseries, and Ecole Fondamentale Libre Saint-Médard and Ecole Fondamentale Libre Sainte-Thérèse Des Bruyères. Shopping options include 2 Intermarché supermarkets, plus Trafic, Aldi, Carrefour and Colruyt. The municipality has no shared bicycles or shared cars, and no known EV charging station. Brussels South Charleroi Airport is about 18 minutes away by car or 63 minutes by public transport. These local connections and services sit alongside a housing stock in which 89.9% of buildings are houses and 10.1% are apartment buildings.