13.0% ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Baulkham Hills - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Baulkham Hills - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Baulkham Hills - East have dropped 6.0 percentage points since 2011. While community involvement has shifted, the area stands out for the high number of people performing unpaid care for children. This focus on family care is a defining feature of the local community's daily life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.0% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales average, but slightly below the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A huge 32.7% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. Similarly, 25.0% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, a rate much higher than most areas.
10.5% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.7% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
Very few people here have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.5%. This is much lower than most similar areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 81% 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 Baulkham Hills - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/115011290/baulkham-hills-east/topic/community