18.3% ▼ -26.7%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Scone Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Scone Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped since 2011, but Scone Surrounds still sees a high level of community spirit. About 18.3% of people volunteer here, which is well above the national figure. This active engagement defines the local landscape, even as a few other types of unpaid work have declined.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 18.3% of residents pitching in. While this is well above the New South Wales figure of 13%, it has fallen 6.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 23.9% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, those providing unpaid care for people or children are about the same as the state and national figures.
11.2% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 around the middle for its level, with 2.6% of the population having served. This is about the same as the 2.3% recorded for New South Wales.
2.6%
Lower than 57% 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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106041129/scone-surrounds/topic/community