13.9% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Charles Sturt · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Charles Sturt
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than 14% of people in Charles Sturt volunteer, a figure that is well below the South Australian average. This reflects a general trend where local community participation has dipped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.9% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This rate has fallen by 1.3 percentage points since 2011 and sits well below the state figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.2% of people provide unpaid care—a rate higher than most areas—those doing unpaid childcare (24.6%) or heavy housework (19.5%) are slightly below the national figures.
13.2% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Defence service is uncommon here, with 2.7% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the Australian figure.
2.7%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Charles Sturt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA41060/charles-sturt/topic/community