15.8% ▼ -22.4%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Figtree - Keiraville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Figtree - Keiraville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 27% of people in Figtree - Keiraville provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution in the area. While many residents help out at home and in the community, the number of local volunteers has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is a decline from 2011, when 20.4% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid care than in most other areas, with 12.9% helping others and 23.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are a little above the national totals.
12.9% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
Only 1.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most other areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 79% 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 Figtree - Keiraville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107041146/figtree-keiraville/topic/community