14.0% ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Charlestown · State Electorate
Community Participation in Charlestown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care define the social landscape of Charlestown compared to most similar areas. While volunteering levels are typical, a significant portion of the population spends their time supporting others and managing homes. This reflects a community with a strong focus on family and caregiving responsibilities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14% of people in Charlestown volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13% and has risen by 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is very common here, with 30.6% of people providing unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average of 26.3%. This is consistent with a higher-than-usual 13.6% providing other unpaid care and 22.8% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework.
13.6% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.6% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 22.8%
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.
A higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most other areas. At 3.4%, this is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.4%
Higher than 66% of state electorate 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/sed/SED10018/charlestown/topic/community