23.8% ▲ +24.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chewton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Chewton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people get involved in their local community in Chewton than in most similar areas. This is most evident in the high rate of volunteering, with 23.8% of residents giving their time to others. This figure is well above the national average of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly a quarter of residents (23.8%) volunteer, which is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This is a much higher rate of community involvement than is seen in most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Around 15.1% of residents provide unpaid care, a rate that is well above the Australian average.
15.1% ▲ +62.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▲ +32.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 26.0%
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.
Defence service is less common in Chewton than in most other areas, with 2% of the population having served. This is about the same as the rate across Victoria.
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 Chewton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20547/chewton/topic/community