19.9% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
St Ives Chase · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in St Ives Chase
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people are stepping up to help others in St Ives Chase than in most other parts of the country. Nearly 20% of residents volunteer their time, and an exceptionally high number of people take on unpaid care for children and the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.9% of people pitching in, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very frequent in St Ives Chase, as 36.6% of people care for children unpaid—far above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. This is consistent with the 29.3% of residents who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is much higher than in most areas. Meanwhile, 11.8% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the national average.
11.8% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.6% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.3% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 29.3%
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 2.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and about the same as the state and national averages.
2.0%
Lower than 59% 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 St Ives Chase [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13655/st-ives-chase/topic/community