20.8% ▼ -25.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chilcotts Grass · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Chilcotts Grass
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local contribution has stayed strong in Chilcotts Grass, where a high proportion of residents dedicate their time to others. Over 20% of the population volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This spirit of helping extends into the home, with far more people providing unpaid care and housework than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.8% of people helping out. This is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much more frequent than in most areas. This includes 30.9% of people caring for children and 17.9% providing other unpaid care, both of which are well above the state and national figures.
17.9% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.0% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 30.0%
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.
About 2.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.3%
Lower 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 Chilcotts Grass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10902/chilcotts-grass/topic/community