14.1% ▼ -30.1%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Scone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Scone
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving their time to others is a common part of daily life in Scone, where 14.1% of people volunteer. While the area's community spirit remains steady compared to the national figure, the number of people volunteering has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.1% of people in Scone volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is a drop from 2011, when 20.2% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 27.0% of people caring for children and 21.0% doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly. Both figures have fallen since 2011, while the 10.9% who provide other unpaid care is a little below the national figure.
10.9% ▲ +5.9%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 21.0%
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 typical for the area, with 2.8% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 52% 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 Scone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106041128/scone/topic/community