11.8% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chatsbury · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Chatsbury
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Chatsbury than in most similar areas, though the community has a very strong history of military service. While only 11.8% of residents volunteer, a striking 5.6% have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the state figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.8% of people in Chatsbury volunteer, a rate that is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a significant part of life here, with 28.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid work, which is well above the national figure. This contrasts with the fact that only 19.7% care for children unpaid, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
13.2% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.7% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.9% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 28.9%
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 5.6% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and well above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
5.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Chatsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10890/chatsbury/topic/community