11.3% ▼ -26.1%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
St Georges Basin - Erowal Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in St Georges Basin - Erowal Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in St Georges Basin - Erowal Bay have volunteered since 2011, as the rate fell by 4 percentage points to 11.3%. While the area has a very high number of former Defence Force members, local community involvement in volunteering and childcare has declined over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.3% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 14.2% of people provide unpaid care, and 23.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. However, those caring for children unpaid have fallen to 22.0%, a level well below the own state average.
14.2% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 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.
The area is among the highest for military service, with 6.6% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
6.6%
Higher than 94% 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 St Georges Basin - Erowal Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114011279/st-georges-basin-erowal-bay/topic/community