14.0% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Charnwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Charnwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher proportion of people provide unpaid care in Charnwood than in most other areas. While 31.3% of residents provide unpaid child care, volunteering rates are well below the territory average. This suggests a community where local support is heavily focused on the home and family.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14% of people in Charnwood volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas. This is about the same as the national figure, though it is well below the 18.4% seen across the ACT.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here; 13.2% of people do so, and 31.3% care for children unpaid, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, 18.6% do 15 or more hours of housework, a figure slightly below the national average.
13.2% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.6% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 18.6%
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 much more common in Charnwood than in most areas. At 4.4%, the rate is a little above the Australian average, though a little below the ACT figure of 6%.
4.4%
Higher than 84% 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 Charnwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011004/charnwood/topic/community