17.4% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Charleville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Charleville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 17.4% of people in Charleville volunteer their time, a figure that is well above the national average. While community spirit is high, the town sees much lower rates of unpaid care and housework compared to other areas. This creates a distinct profile of a community that is active in volunteering but less likely to be providing home-based care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.4% of residents helping out, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 10.4% of people providing care. This is reflected in the low numbers of people doing unpaid housework (17.3%) or caring for children (19.8%), both of which are well below the national figures.
10.4% ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.8% ▼ -28.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.3% ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 17.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.4% of the population, which is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.4%
Lower than 55% 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 Charleville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30582/charleville/topic/community