14.4% —
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Castle Hill - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Castle Hill - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 30% of people in Castle Hill - South provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family care is a defining feature of the area's community life, even as other forms of volunteering have declined.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.4% of residents volunteer, which is roughly the same as the Australian figure. However, this is a significant drop from 2016, when 21.9% of people were volunteering.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has a very high rate of unpaid work, with 30.3% of people caring for children and 25% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. Both figures are well above the state and national averages, while 11.5% provide other types of unpaid care.
11.5% —
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% —
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% —
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 23.7%
- 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 residents have served in the Defence Force. At 1.6%, this is much lower than most other areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 79% 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 Castle Hill - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/115011556/castle-hill-south/topic/community