25.9% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Come By Chance · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Come By Chance
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people in Come By Chance now volunteer their time compared to the rest of the country. About 26% of residents volunteer, which is double the national figure. This strong community spirit is seen alongside a higher rate of people handling unpaid housework and childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More than a quarter of people here volunteer, a figure that is far above the 14.1% national average and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework and childcare are more common here than in most areas, with 27.8% of people doing both. However, the 5.6% of people providing other unpaid care is well below the national figure of 11.9%.
5.6% ▼ -53.7%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▲ +52.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% ▲ +29.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 27.8%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Come By Chance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10993/come-by-chance/topic/community