24.0% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cheshunt · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cheshunt
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement has remained a strong feature of life in Cheshunt. Nearly a quarter of residents volunteer their time, which is far higher than the national figure. This spirit of giving is paired with a high rate of people managing significant housework at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in four people in Cheshunt volunteer, a figure that is far above the Victorian average of 13.3% and well above the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a major activity here, with 28.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid work weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 13.1% provide unpaid care, which is a little above the Australian average.
13.1% ▼ -24.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 28.6%
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 small minority of the population has served in the Defence Force, with 1.7% of residents having done so, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 62% 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 Cheshunt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20543/cheshunt/topic/community