19.1% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Charlton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Charlton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Charlton give their time to volunteering, which is a much higher rate than across Queensland and Australia. This level of community involvement defines daily life here, while a small but notable number of residents have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in Charlton, with 19.1% of residents helping out. This is well above the 14.1% recorded for both Queensland and the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.5% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the Australian average. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much lower than in most areas at 19.1%.
11.7% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.1% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.1%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 3.2% of the population. This is a higher proportion than in most similar areas and slightly above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 Charlton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30583/charlton/topic/community