14.0% ▼ -25.6%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Erina - Green Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Erina - Green Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A notable gap in housework exists in Erina - Green Point, where people are far more likely to spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid chores than in most other areas. While 24.1% of residents handle these tasks, other forms of community involvement and care follow typical patterns for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14% of people here volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the state and national figures. This is a drop from 2011, when the rate was 18.8%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is well above the national figure at 24.1%. In contrast, 23.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is a little below the Australian average and has fallen since 2011.
12.3% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 24.1%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Erina - Green Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011031/erina-green-point/topic/community