17.2% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 80% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Sydney · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in North Sydney
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering than most similar areas define North Sydney. Around 17.2% of people here give their time to others, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.2% of residents helping out. This is well above the 14.1% national figure and the 13.0% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is much lower than most areas, with only 10.0% of people providing this support. Around 25.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
10.0% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 85% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 56% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 56% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 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.
Only 1.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the 2.8% national average.
1.7%
Lower than 76% of federal 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 North Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED132/north-sydney/topic/community