17.1% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maitland Vale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Maitland Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 38% of people in Maitland Vale provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This high level of family care is the defining feature of the area's community activity. Other local contributions include a strong turnout for volunteering and a higher than usual rate of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.1% of residents volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This rate sits around the middle when compared to similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid childcare is far above the national figure at 38.2%, other forms of care are less common. Only 10.1% of people provide general unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
10.1% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.2% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 than usual 4.0% of the community have served in the Defence Force. This is a little above both the state and national figures of around 2% to 3%.
4.0%
Higher than 71% 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 Maitland Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12460/maitland-vale/topic/community