11.6% —
Lower than 56% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greater Sydney · Capital City
Community Participation in Greater Sydney
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Around the middle of similar areas for most activities, Greater Sydney shows a mix of community involvement and care. While 11.6% of people volunteer, this is a little below the national figure and marks a 5 percentage point drop since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Greater Sydney is a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia, with 11.6% of residents helping out.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is 25.2%, which is about the same as the state average. Meanwhile, 20.4% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a figure that is much higher than most areas and has risen since 2016.
10.6% —
Higher than 55% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.2% —
Higher than 57% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% —
Higher than 72% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 20.4%
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 1.6% of people in Greater Sydney have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.6%
Lower than 86% of capital city 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 Greater Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/1GSYD/greater-sydney/topic/community