15.5% —
Higher than 70% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rest of NSW · Capital City
Community Participation in Rest of NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 22% of people in Rest of NSW do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is much higher than most similar areas. This region shows a strong tendency toward unpaid work and service, though the proportion of volunteers has dropped since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of people volunteer, which is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. However, this rate has fallen by 5.3 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.1% of people providing care and 25.6% caring for children, both of which are a little above national and state levels. The 22.8% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly is much higher than in most other similar areas.
13.1% —
Higher than 86% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% —
Higher than 61% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% —
Higher than 92% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 23.6%
- 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 common in Rest of NSW than in most similar areas, with 3.6% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.6%
Higher than 73% 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 Rest of NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/1RNSW/rest-of-nsw/topic/community