15.4% ▼ -19.6%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Charters Towers · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Charters Towers
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 21% of people in Charters Towers provide unpaid childcare, which is the most common form of community work in the area. While many residents help out, this rate is now well below the national figure and has dropped significantly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A little more than 15% of people volunteer here, which is slightly above the Queensland and Australian figures. However, this level of community spirit has fallen since 2011, when 19.1% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 10.3% of people providing general care. This trend is mirrored in childcare, where the 21% rate is well below the national average and has fallen by 6.3 points since 2011.
10.3% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.0% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 20.1%
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.
More people have served in the Defence Force in Charters Towers than in most similar areas. This rate is 3.6%, which is slightly higher than the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.6%
Higher 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 Charters Towers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318011462/charters-towers/topic/community