10.2% —
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Thornton - Millers Forest · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Thornton - Millers Forest
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Thornton - Millers Forest is heavily shaped by family duties and service. While only 10.2% of people volunteer, a very high 35.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare, far exceeding the national figure of 26.3%. This suggests a community where time is more often spent on home and family responsibilities than on formal volunteer work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.2% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 35.8% of people caring for children—a figure far above the New South Wales average. This sits alongside a higher-than-usual 23.1% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
12.7% —
Higher than 58% 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.
35.8% —
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% —
Higher than 69% 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.
Military service is very prominent here, with 6.2% of residents having served in the Defence Force, which is well above the national rate of 2.8%.
6.2%
Higher than 92% 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 Thornton - Millers Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106021618/thornton-millers-forest/topic/community