15.6% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of residents in Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North provide unpaid childcare, marking it as a place where family support is a major part of daily life. While many people help out at home, volunteering has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of people volunteer, which is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. This is a decline from 2011, when 20.4% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 27.6% of people providing this support, a figure higher than most areas. In contrast, the 9.5% who provide other types of unpaid care is much lower than in most other places.
9.5% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 20.7%
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.
Only 1.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than in most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure.
1.3%
Lower than 85% 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 Chatswood (West) - Lane Cove North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121011399/chatswood-lane-cove-north/topic/community