32.8% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Charlestown · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Charlestown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 33% of people volunteer in Charlestown (Qld), a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time to others than those in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 32.8% of residents volunteer here, which is far above the 14.1% recorded for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to the state and national figures, 17.9% of residents provide some form of unpaid care. This is well above the national figure, and 26.9% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework per week.
17.9% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.9% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 26.9%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 6.3% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.3%
Higher than 87% 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 Charlestown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30581/charlestown/topic/community