11.1% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maitland · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Maitland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid childcare set Maitland apart from the rest of the state. While 32.2% of people here provide unpaid care for children, fewer residents engage in traditional volunteering compared to other Australian areas. This mix shows a community heavily focused on family and home responsibilities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.1% of people in Maitland volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure has fallen 3.8 percentage points since 2011 and sits a little below the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care work is common here, with 22.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework. This is higher than most areas, alongside a higher-than-average 13.1% of residents who provide unpaid care for others.
13.1% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.2% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to other areas. At 4.1%, this is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
4.1%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10602/maitland/topic/community