10.2% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chinderah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Chinderah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people in Chinderah contribute through volunteering and unpaid work compared to most similar areas. While only 10.2% of residents volunteer, the area stands out for its high number of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 10.2% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is uncommon here, with only 12.2% of people caring for children unpaid—far below the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. Similarly, the 16.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than most areas, though general unpaid care at 12.5% is about the same as the national average.
12.5% ▲ +8.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.2% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.5% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 16.5%
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.
A higher proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force, with 4.4% of people having served. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Chinderah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10904/chinderah/topic/community