24.9% ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cheltenham · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cheltenham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in four people in Cheltenham volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.9% of people helping out. This is far above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here handle unpaid work than in most areas, with 29.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%, while 27.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare.
13.1% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.3% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 29.3%
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 2.7% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.3% seen in New South Wales and the 2.8% national average.
2.7%
Higher than 50% 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 Cheltenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10895/cheltenham/topic/community