7.1% ▼ -56.5%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chaffey · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Chaffey
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few people in Chaffey volunteer compared to other similar areas. Only 7.1% of residents do volunteer work, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This lack of community participation is a standout feature of the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is rare here, with only 7.1% of people helping out. This is well below the South Australian rate of 17.0% and among the lowest levels seen in similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 30.0% of people do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework—which is well above the national figure of 20.7%—very few residents provide unpaid childcare. At 11.8%, this is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
11.8% ▲ +33.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.8% ▼ -52.3%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.0% ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 30.0%
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.
About 2.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and the rest of the country.
2.9%
Higher than 54% 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 Chaffey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40239/chaffey/topic/community