16.2% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Charters Towers City · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Charters Towers City
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher share of veterans than most areas defines Charters Towers City, where 4.3% of people have served in the Defence Force. While many residents contribute to the community through volunteering, there are far fewer people providing unpaid care compared to other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.2% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 19% of people caring for children unpaid, well below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, the 9.9% who provide general unpaid care is a little below the Australian average.
9.9% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.0% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 20.2%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas, with 4.3% of the population having served, which is a little above the national rate of 2.8%.
4.3%
Higher than 74% 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 Charters Towers City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30585/charters-towers-city/topic/community