11.6% —
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Charlemont · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Charlemont
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher proportion of people provide unpaid childcare in Charlemont compared to most other areas. While 31% of residents look after children without pay, other forms of community contribution and service are generally lower than the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are lower than in most areas, with 11.6% of people helping out. This is a little below both the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is very common here at 31%, which is well above the 26.3% seen across Victoria and Australia. In contrast, those providing other types of unpaid care (10.2%) or doing 15 or more hours of housework (18.7%) are a little below national levels.
10.2% —
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% —
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.7% —
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
About 2.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.1%
Lower than 72% 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 Charlemont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021485/charlemont/topic/community