11.4% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chakola · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Chakola
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of former service members shapes the community in Chakola, where 7% of people have served in the Defence Force. While military service is common, other forms of community involvement are less frequent than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.4% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children involves 24.3% of people, a little below the New South Wales figure. Around 12.9% of the population provide general unpaid care, which is a little above the state average.
12.9% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 20.0%
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.
At 7%, the proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is among the highest for areas like this and well above the national figure of 2.8%.
7.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality 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 Chakola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10880/chakola/topic/community