8.5% —
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rutherford (South) - Telarah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Rutherford (South) - Telarah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Family responsibilities shape daily life for many in Rutherford (South) - Telarah, where 28.6% of people provide unpaid childcare. While these care duties are common, formal volunteering is quite low compared to other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.5% of residents volunteer their time, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and much lower than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life here, with 13.0% of people providing this support, a figure a little above the national average. This is driven by a high rate of people caring for children unpaid, which is well above the state average.
13.0% —
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% —
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% —
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 3.0% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Rutherford (South) - Telarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106021616/rutherford-telarah/topic/community