21.5% ▼ -26.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chiltern · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Chiltern
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 21% of people in Chiltern volunteer, which is a much higher rate than most other areas. This strong level of community spirit is a standout feature of the town, where residents are also more likely than average to provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The volunteering rate in Chiltern is 21.5%, which is well above the figures for both Victoria (13.3%) and Australia (14.1%).
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 13.9% of people provide unpaid care, which is higher than most areas. While a little fewer people care for children unpaid compared to the national figure, 24.7% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, well above the 20.7% Australian average.
13.9% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 24.7%
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 much more common here than in most areas, with 5.7% of residents having served, well above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
5.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Chiltern [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20551/chiltern/topic/community