16.7% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Singleton Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Singleton Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 30% of people in Singleton Surrounds provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This is a community where many residents take on significant unpaid roles, whether through family care, housework, or volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 16.7% of people helping out. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%, though the rate has fallen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in this area, with 29.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is well above the national figure, and it sits alongside a high rate of people providing unpaid care for others (13.7%) and children (30.5%).
13.7% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.5% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.3% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 29.3%
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.
A higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.4%, this is a little above the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
3.4%
Higher than 64% 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 Singleton Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106011113/singleton-surrounds/topic/community