13.7% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Charlestown - Dudley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Charlestown - Dudley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of unpaid carers defines daily life in Charlestown - Dudley, where 32% of people look after children without pay. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%. While many residents balance these family duties, others contribute through volunteering and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.7% of people here volunteer their time, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the state figure. This is a small drop from 2011, when 15.9% were volunteering.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 13.5% of people providing unpaid care and 22.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework each week. Both figures are higher than in most other areas.
13.5% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.0% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 22.9%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 3.2% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the rates seen across New South Wales and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Charlestown - Dudley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111011208/charlestown-dudley/topic/community