14.0% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chisholm · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Chisholm
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Family and service roles have shaped the local spirit of Chisholm, with a notable 6.6% of residents having served in the Defence Force. While volunteering is less common than in other parts of the territory, the area sees a very high number of people stepping up to provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 14.0% of people in Chisholm volunteer, which is well below the territory's 18.4% and lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.0% of residents providing care and 32.8% looking after children unpaid, both figures being well above the national and territory averages.
15.0% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.8% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 22.0%
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 much more common here than in most areas, with 6.6% of people having served, a figure well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
6.6%
Higher than 88% 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 Chisholm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80037/chisholm/topic/community