21.3% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chandlers Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Chandlers Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community contribution define Chandlers Hill compared to similar areas. Local residents are far more likely to volunteer and provide unpaid care than those in other parts of the state. This is seen in the 21.3% of people who volunteer, a figure well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.3% of people here volunteer, which is higher than most areas and well above the 17.0% seen across South Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26.6% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend extends to caregiving, as 15.7% provide unpaid care—much higher than most areas—and 29.1% care for children unpaid.
15.7% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 26.6%
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 more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.6% of residents having served, which is about the same as the South Australian average.
3.6%
Higher than 66% 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 Chandlers Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40242/chandlers-hill/topic/community