24.6% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chatham Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Chatham Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Chatham Valley contribute their time to others than in most similar areas. Around a quarter of the population volunteer, and high rates of unpaid care and housework define the daily lives of many residents.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.6% of people helping out. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in the valley, where 42.1% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. Similarly, 21.1% provide unpaid care and 31.6% care for children, both of which are well above New South Wales levels.
21.1% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.6% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
42.1% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 42.1%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Chatham Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10889/chatham-valley/topic/community