26.0% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chapman · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Chapman
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement than most similar areas define Chapman. Around 26% of residents volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. The area also sees a high level of unpaid care and housework compared to the rest of the territory.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26% of people in Chapman volunteer, a figure well above the ACT's 18.4% and among the highest for similar areas, though this has fallen 4.7 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 31.4% of people caring for children and 27.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. Providing other unpaid care rose to 17.5%, which is also well above the national average.
17.5% ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.4% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.3% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 27.3%
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 6.5% of the population. This is about the same as the ACT average and well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.5%
Higher than 93% 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 Chapman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801081091/chapman/topic/community