Chittering · Council (LGA)

Community Participation in Chittering

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Fewer people are spending their spare time volunteering and doing unpaid housework in Chittering than they did in 2011. While community contribution remains steady, the local area sees a much higher rate of people performing heavy housework compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Chittering, Council (LGA)

Where Chittering sits — Volunteers

17.0% ▼ -20.8%
  • 5.0%–6.3%: 22 areas
  • 6.3%–7.5%: 15 areas
  • 7.5%–8.8%: 10 areas
  • 8.8%–10.0%: 15 areas
  • 10.0%–11.3%: 18 areas
  • 11.3%–12.5%: 22 areas
  • 12.5%–13.8%: 34 areas
  • 13.8%–15.0%: 42 areas
  • 15.0%–16.3%: 53 areas
  • 16.3%–17.5%: 53 areas
  • 17.5%–18.8%: 35 areas
  • 18.8%–20.0%: 34 areas
  • 20.0%–21.3%: 30 areas
  • 21.3%–22.5%: 27 areas
  • 22.5%–23.8%: 22 areas
  • 23.8%–25.0%: 24 areas
  • 25.0%–26.3%: 15 areas
  • 26.3%–27.5%: 9 areas
  • 27.5%–28.8%: 16 areas
  • 28.8%–30.0%: 12 areas
  • 30.0%–31.3%: 10 areas
  • 31.3%–32.5%: 7 areas
  • 32.5%–33.8%: 10 areas
  • 33.8%–35.0%: 6 areas
  • 35.0%–36.3%: 4 areas
  • 36.3%–37.5%: 3 areas
  • 37.5%–38.8%: 4 areas
  • 38.8%–40.0%: 7 areas

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Chittering — lower than 54% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Chittering17.0%
Rest of WA 19.3%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 17.0% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the figures for Western Australia and the nation. This represents a fall of 4.5 percentage points since 2011.

17.0% ▼ -20.8%

Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 21.4%
  • 2016: 21.2%
  • 2021: 17.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid housework is much more common here than in most areas, with 26.2% of people doing 15 or more hours a week. While 27.1% of people care for children unpaid, the proportion of those providing other types of unpaid care is lower than most areas at 11.3%.

11.3% ▲ +13.9%

Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 10.0%
  • 2016: 10.8%
  • 2021: 11.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

27.1% ▼ -13.3%

Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 31.3%
  • 2016: 28.6%
  • 2021: 27.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

26.2% ▼ -17.3%

Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 31.7%
  • 2016: 27.6%
  • 2021: 26.2%

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.

People who have served in the Defence Force make up 4.4% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the state and national figures.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Chittering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51680/chittering/topic/community