17.7% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chidlow · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Chidlow
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Chidlow contribute to their community through unpaid work and volunteering than in most similar areas. Around 17.7% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.7% of people helping out, a figure that sits a little above the Western Australian average of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life for many, as 23.9% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is alongside 27.3% of people caring for children unpaid and 12.4% providing other forms of unpaid care.
12.4% ▲ +9.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 23.9%
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.
A higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas, with 3.4% of the population having served.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Chidlow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50290/chidlow/topic/community