11.1% ▼ -47.0%
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Maitland · State Electorate
Community Participation in Maitland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering defines the shift in community life for Maitland since 2011. While 11.1% of people now volunteer, this is a fall of 9.8 percentage points over the decade. At the same time, there has been a steady increase in the number of locals providing unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.1% of people in Maitland volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and a little below the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 32.0% of people caring for children, a figure well above the national 26.3%. Other care roles are also higher than usual, including 13.1% providing general unpaid care and 22.8% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly.
13.1% ▲ +33.6%
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.0% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 similar areas. Around 4.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
4.0%
Higher than 79% of state electorate 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/sed/SED10049/maitland/topic/community