13.8% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Charles Sturt · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Charles Sturt
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in Charles Sturt than in most other areas, with only 13.8% of residents giving their time. This local rate is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%, and has dropped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The 13.8% of residents who volunteer is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure of 14.1%. This reflects a downward trend, as the rate fell 1.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid care for children and housework are a little below state and national levels, 13.3% of people provide other unpaid care. This is higher than most areas and has risen slightly since 2011.
13.3% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 2.7% of people in Charles Sturt have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 58% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Charles Sturt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40401/charles-sturt/topic/community