10.7% —
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Matraville - Chifley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Matraville - Chifley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than 11% of people volunteer in Matraville - Chifley, which is well below the national figure. While community volunteering is low, the area sees a higher-than-average proportion of people providing unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.7% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most other areas and well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is more common here than in most areas, with 12.8% of people helping out. This sits alongside 26.8% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is slightly above the New South Wales figure.
12.8% —
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% —
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% —
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 small minority of the population has served in the Defence Force, at 1.6%. This is much lower than most other areas and a little below the national average of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Matraville - Chifley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118021653/matraville-chifley/topic/community