14.9% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stockton - Fullerton Cove · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Stockton - Fullerton Cove
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A growing number of people in Stockton - Fullerton Cove are taking on unpaid roles at home. While volunteering has stayed steady since 2011, more residents are now providing unpaid childcare and housework. The area also stands out for its very high proportion of Defence Force veterans.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of people here volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure and barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 23.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure higher than most areas. This sits alongside a rise in those caring for children unpaid, which reached 26.4% in 2021.
13.6% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 23.4%
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 very common in this area, with 7.0% of people having served. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the national figure of 2.8%.
7.0%
Higher than 95% 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 Stockton - Fullerton Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031232/stockton-fullerton-cove/topic/community