9.9% —
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Georges River · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Georges River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in Georges River than in most other parts of the country. Only 9.9% of residents give their time to volunteering, a figure that has fallen by 4.7 percentage points since 2016. This marks a significant gap compared to both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 9.9% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than most areas. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is lower than in most areas at 23.2%, falling from 26.6% in 2016. Meanwhile, about 20.7% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is about the same as the national figure.
11.1% —
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.2% —
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% —
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 20.7%
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 1.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is among the lowest rates for this level of area and is a little below the state and national figures.
1.1%
Lower than 94% of council (lga) 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 Georges River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12930/georges-river/topic/community