8.6% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Penrith · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Penrith
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well below the national figure for volunteering is Penrith, where only 8.6% of residents help out in their community. While unpaid childcare is common here, formal volunteer rates have fallen since 2011. This creates a distinct gap between the high levels of home-based care and a lower rate of broader community participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.6% of people here volunteer, which is among the lowest rate for areas of this size and well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is a decline from 2011, when 11.6% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 28.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most other areas. Other unpaid work is more typical, with 21.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework and 11.0% providing general unpaid care.
11.0% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 less common here than in most areas, with 2.1% of the population having served. This is about the same as the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
2.1%
Lower than 76% 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 Penrith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16350/penrith/topic/community