19.7% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chillingham · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Chillingham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in Chillingham volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area. While many residents give their time to others, few have served in the military.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.7% of residents are volunteers. This is well above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Household work is common here, with 28.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, a figure well above the national average of 20.7%. However, the area has a lower rate of unpaid childcare and general caregiving than most other places.
10.4% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.5% ▼ -18.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 28.5%
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.
Only 1.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Chillingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10903/chillingham/topic/community