11.5% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Paterson · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Paterson
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Paterson provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the state figure. This high rate of family care is part of a broader trend where more residents are taking on unpaid work and caregiving roles. While these home-based duties have risen, formal volunteering has slightly declined.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas, with 11.5% of people helping out. This is a little below the national figure and has fallen 1.2 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is quite common in Paterson; 22.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This sits alongside a much higher rate of general unpaid care (13.4%) and childcare (28.6%) compared to most other areas.
13.4% ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 81% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 74% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 74% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 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 more frequent here than elsewhere, with 5.2% of the population having served. This is a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures, placing Paterson among the highest areas for veterans at this level.
5.2%
Higher than 93% 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 Paterson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED136/paterson/topic/community