9.4% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Albion Park Rail · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Albion Park Rail
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small number of residents volunteer in Albion Park Rail compared to the rest of the country. While 9.4% of people give their time to causes, this is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Other forms of community support are more common, especially unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most similar areas. The 9.4% rate is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A higher number of people provide unpaid care than in most other areas, with 14.4% doing so. Meanwhile, 25.4% care for children and 21.8% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are about the same as the state average.
14.4% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 21.8%
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.
About 2.5% of people in Albion Park Rail have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
2.5%
Lower than 60% 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 Albion Park Rail [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107031137/albion-park-rail/topic/community