10.8% ▼ -47.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chisholm · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Chisholm
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Chisholm provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above both the state and national averages. This high level of family care defines the area's community profile, which also includes a strong presence of former defence force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.8% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid childcare is very common here, with 45% of people doing so—far above the New South Wales rate of 25.3%. This is alongside a higher than average 25.5% who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
11.9% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
45.0% ▲ +115.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% ▼ -26.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 25.5%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most other areas, with 5.6% of people having served, well above the state average of 2.3%.
5.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Chisholm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10908/chisholm/topic/community