Chittaway Point · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Chittaway Point

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Most residents of Chittaway Point fall around the middle of the pack compared to similar areas for their community involvement. While volunteering is slightly lower than in other places, about 12.4% of people here provide some form of unpaid care.

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Where Chittaway Point sits — Volunteers

13.3% ▼ -2.7%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Chittaway Point — lower than 74% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Chittaway Point13.3%
2261, NSW 10.9%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Around 13.3% of people volunteer their time, a figure that is lower than most areas but about the same as the New South Wales and national rates.

13.3% ▼ -2.7%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.7%
  • 2016: 20.2%
  • 2021: 13.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

About 25.8% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. Meanwhile, 25.3% provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state average.

12.4% ▼ -9.2%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.7%
  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 12.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

25.3% ▼ -26.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.1%
  • 2016: 31.2%
  • 2021: 25.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

25.8% ▼ -4.6%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.0%
  • 2016: 25.4%
  • 2021: 25.8%

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 common here, with 2.8% of the population having served, which is about the same as the national and state figures.

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 Chittaway Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10911/chittaway-point/topic/community