28.1% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maitland · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Maitland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Maitland has a much higher rate of community involvement than most similar areas. A striking 28.1% of people here volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This creates a community where a large portion of the population gives their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common in Maitland, with 28.1% of people helping out. This is far above both the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in most areas, at 21.6%. Meanwhile, 23.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is a little above the national figure.
13.3% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 23.5%
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 2.2% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and sits slightly below the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
2.2%
Lower than 57% 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 Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40808/maitland/topic/community