18.3% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Charleys Forest · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Charleys Forest
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 14.3% of people in Charleys Forest have served in the Defence Force, a figure far above the national average. While military service is common, the area also sees high levels of community spirit, with more people volunteering than in most parts of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.3% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in most areas. Only 8.3% of people provide unpaid care, and the 16.7% who care for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
8.3% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.7% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.3% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 18.3%
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 very high in Charleys Forest. The 14.3% who have served is among the highest for similar areas and sits far above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
14.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Charleys Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10885/charleys-forest/topic/community