17.1% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chifley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Chifley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Chifley is shaped by a strong commitment to service, with nearly 6% of residents having served in the Defence Force. While volunteering levels are typical for the region, the community shows a lower tendency toward unpaid care and housework than many other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.1% of people here volunteer, a figure that is a little below the ACT average but a little above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with 11.2% of people providing care and 24.8% caring for children unpaid, which is well below the ACT figure.
11.2% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 20.2%
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 much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5.9% of people having served, well above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.9%
Higher than 87% 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 Chifley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80036/chifley/topic/community