17.8% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Urunga · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Urunga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the state average for volunteering, Urunga shows a strong tendency for residents to give their time to others. While 17.8% of people volunteer, other forms of unpaid work like caring for children are much less common than in the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.8% of people helping out, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13%. However, this is down 5.3 percentage points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life for 14.7% of residents, which is much higher than most areas. This is seen in the 27.2% who do over 15 hours of housework weekly, though this fell 4.3 percentage points since 2011; meanwhile, those caring for children is well below the national figure at 22%.
14.7% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.2% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 27.2%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.6% of people having served, a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.6%
Higher than 72% 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 Urunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/104021090/urunga/topic/community