16.8% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Sydney · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in North Sydney
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care in North Sydney than in most other areas. While 16.8% of residents volunteer, the area is much less likely than the national average to have people caring for children or doing heavy housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a little more common here than across Australia, with 16.8% of people giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%, although the rate has fallen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in most areas. Only 20.6% of people care for children unpaid, and just 17.2% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are well below the national figures.
9.0% ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.6% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.2% ▲ +27.0%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 17.2%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, at just 2.1%. This is much lower than most other areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.1%
Lower than 77% 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 North Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15950/north-sydney/topic/community