9.6% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Maitland · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Maitland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than 1 in 10 people volunteer in South Maitland, which is well below the national figure. While official volunteering is low, many residents contribute to their community through unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.6% of people here volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and well below the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 13.1% of residents provide unpaid care, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. This includes 24.9% of people caring for children unpaid and 23.0% who do more than 15 hours of housework a week.
13.1% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▲ +17.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 23.0%
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.
About 2.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
2.4%
Lower than 54% 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 South Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13607/south-maitland/topic/community