15.9% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chatsworth · State Electorate
Community Participation in Chatsworth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 32% of people in Chatsworth provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family support defines the community's social contribution, though overall volunteering has dipped slightly in recent years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is down 2.4 percentage points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common here, with 31.9% of people providing unpaid childcare—well above the 26.3% national average. Meanwhile, 22.6% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, and 11.9% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as across Australia.
11.9% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.9% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.8% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure and a little below Queensland's 3.9%.
2.8%
Lower than 52% 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 Chatsworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30018/chatsworth/topic/community