14.2% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cessnock Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Cessnock Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and housework set Cessnock Surrounds apart from the rest of the state. While volunteer rates are typical, nearly 30% of people here provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the New South Wales figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.2% of people volunteer here, which is similar to the national figure. This is a decline from 2011, when 18.5% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 28.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%. This high level of home activity is consistent with 14.1% of residents providing unpaid care, a rate much higher than most similar areas.
14.1% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 28.1%
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.
Around 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the rates for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Cessnock Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106011109/cessnock-surrounds/topic/community