42.9% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Charleroi · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Charleroi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 43% of people volunteer in Charleroi, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong tendency for residents to provide unpaid care and housework for others in their own homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 42.9% of people pitching in. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents provide unpaid help at home, with 31.7% caring for children and 30.2% doing over 15 hours of housework, both figures well above the national average. General unpaid care is provided by 12.7% of people, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
12.7% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.7% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.4%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.2% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 30.2%
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.
No one in this area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
0.0%
Lower 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 Charleroi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20534/charleroi/topic/community