12.6% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 31.1% of people in Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This area sees a high level of unpaid care and housework compared to other regions, though the number of local volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is lower than in most areas, with 12.6% of residents helping out. This is a little below the Australian figure of 14.1% and has dropped 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.2% of people providing care and 22.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework. Both figures are higher than most areas, particularly childcare, which is well above the New South Wales average.
14.2% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.1% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 22.7%
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.
Around 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.1%
Higher 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 Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111011209/glendale-cardiff-hillsborough/topic/community