21.6% ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Southern Highlands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Southern Highlands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering than most similar areas define the Southern Highlands, where 21.6% of people give their time to others. While this is well above the national figure of 14.1%, the number of local volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.6% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales. This is much higher than most other areas, despite a 7 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is far more common here than across Australia, with 30.9% of people doing 15 or more hours a week. At the same time, the 22.1% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state and national figures.
12.8% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.9% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 30.9%
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.
Around 3.1% of people in the Southern Highlands have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 58% 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 Southern Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114021289/southern-highlands/topic/community