18.6% ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Charleville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Charleville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost one in five people in Charleville volunteer their time, a figure that is well above the national average. While local engagement in community work is high, rates of unpaid care and housework are much lower than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.6% of people helping out, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia and Queensland. However, this figure has fallen 4.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common than in most areas, with only 21.2% of people caring for children and 18.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework. While those figures are well below the state and national averages, the number of people providing other unpaid care rose to 10.4% since 2011.
10.4% ▲ +27.9%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.1% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 lower than in most areas, with 2.3% of the population having served. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9% and about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.3%
Lower than 64% 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 Charleville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315031409/charleville/topic/community