23.7% ▼ -23.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chelmer · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Chelmer
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Chelmer volunteer their time, making it an area with very high community involvement. This spirit of giving is seen in the high number of residents who help out in their local community and care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.7% of people helping out. This is well above the national and state figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family support is strong in Chelmer, where 32.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the 26.3% national figure. About 24.4% of residents also do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework per week, while 11.3% provide other types of unpaid care.
11.3% ▲ +10.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.3% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 24.4%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.2% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas.
3.2%
Higher than 60% 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 Chelmer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30588/chelmer/topic/community