10.7% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
The Entrance · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in The Entrance
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer or care for children in The Entrance compared to most similar areas. Only 10.7% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and sits well below the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most other areas, with 10.7% of people helping out. This is a little below the New South Wales figure and has dropped by 2.1 percentage points over the last decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much lower than in most areas, at 20.8%, which is well below both the state and national figures. Meanwhile, 21.0% of people do 15 or more hours of housework and 12.0% provide some form of unpaid care, both of which are about the same as the rest of the country.
12.0% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 21.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.9% of the population. This 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 The Entrance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021053/the-entrance/topic/community