13.5% ▼ -48.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chapel Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Chapel Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 10.3% of people in Chapel Hill have served in the Defence Force, a figure well above the national average. While many residents provide unpaid care at home, fewer people here volunteer compared to other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.5% of people volunteer their time. This is lower than most similar areas and well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents provide unpaid support, with 18.9% providing care and 29.7% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above the national figures. However, the 23.4% of people caring for children unpaid is a little below the Australian average.
18.9% ▲ +144.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -34.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.7% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 29.7%
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.
The local proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is among the highest for similar areas. At 10.3%, it is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
10.3%
Higher than 96% 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 Chapel Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40243/chapel-hill/topic/community