13.8% ▼ -33.0%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Chillagoe · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Chillagoe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Chillagoe volunteer or provide unpaid care compared to most similar areas. While about 13.8% of the population helps out in the community, a higher than usual proportion of residents spend significant time on housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.8% of residents volunteer, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. This represents a drop of 6.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much lower here than in most areas, at 18.7%. However, 26.8% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week, which is well above the national figure.
11.4% ▲ +126.2%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.7% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 26.8%
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.
A higher than usual proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force, with 4.0% of residents having served. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 62% of urban centre 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 Chillagoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322027/chillagoe/topic/community