14.7% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Singleton · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Singleton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in Singleton than in most similar areas. While 30.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, the number of volunteers has dropped to 14.7% since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.7% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most areas. This is about the same as the national figure, but the rate has fallen 4.3 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common in Singleton, with 30.5% of people caring for children and 24.5% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above state and national figures. Meanwhile, the 12.5% of people providing other unpaid care has risen slightly since 2011.
12.5% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.5% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 24.5%
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 here than in most similar areas, with 5.5% of residents having served. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
5.5%
Higher than 95% 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 Singleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17000/singleton/topic/community