43.1% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chewton Bushlands · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Chewton Bushlands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A staggering 43.1% of people in Chewton Bushlands volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This makes it one of the most active areas for volunteering at its level. While community spirit is high, the area has much lower rates of unpaid care for children and other people than most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 43.1% of residents pitching in. This is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 17.6%, well below the national figure of 26.3%. However, 25.5% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the Victorian average of 20.1%. Only 7.8% provide other types of unpaid care, a rate much lower than most areas.
7.8% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.6% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 25.5%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Bushlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20548/chewton-bushlands/topic/community