25.6% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Charles · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Charles
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people contribute their time to others in Mount Charles than is typical for the rest of the country. Over a quarter of the population volunteer, and there is a very strong trend of residents providing unpaid care and housework compared to national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.6% of people helping out. This is far above the Australian figure of 14.1% and well above South Australia's 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, with 39.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. This high level of domestic effort is seen alongside more people providing unpaid care (16.3%) and caring for children (30.2%) than in most other areas.
16.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
39.5% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 39.5%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
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 Mount Charles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40940/mount-charles/topic/community