6.5% ▼ -30.9%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chester Hill - Sefton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Chester Hill - Sefton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Chester Hill - Sefton engage in unpaid community and home work compared to most similar areas. Only 6.5% of residents volunteer their time, which is a figure that has fallen since 2011. This trend of lower participation extends to both local volunteering and unpaid care within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest for this area, with only 6.5% of people helping out. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and has dropped by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work at home is much lower than in most areas, including those caring for children (20.9%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (16.9%). Overall, the 10.2% of people providing any unpaid care is a little below the New South Wales figure.
10.2% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.9% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.9% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 16.9%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 0.8% of the population. This is among the lowest for this level and is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
0.8%
Lower than 95% 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 Chester Hill - Sefton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125031479/chester-hill-sefton/topic/community