11.3% —
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chatswood - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Chatswood - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower levels of community involvement mark Chatswood - East compared to similar areas. Only 11.3% of people here volunteer, and very few residents have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas, with 11.3% of residents helping out, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While about 25.8% of people provide unpaid childcare—similar to the state average—the area has much lower rates of other unpaid work. Only 8.9% provide general unpaid care, and 19.6% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both figures being a little below the national average.
8.9% —
Lower than 88% 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.
25.8% —
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% —
Lower than 65% 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.
Only 0.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
0.8%
Lower than 94% 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 - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121011684/chatswood-east/topic/community