18.4% ▼ -28.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chatswood West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Chatswood West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 31% of people in Chatswood West provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This high level of family support is part of a broader trend of community contribution and care in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.4% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Household work is a significant activity for many, as 27.3% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid chores. This is well above the Australian figure of 20.7%, while 13.1% of people provide other forms of unpaid care.
13.1% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.3% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 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.
About 2.9% of the population have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the rest of the country.
2.9%
Higher than 55% 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 Chatswood West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10892/chatswood-west/topic/community