10.9% ▼ -31.3%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pitt Town - McGraths Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in Pitt Town - McGraths Hill than in most similar areas, with only 10.9% of residents doing so. While community volunteering has dipped, a large number of locals provide unpaid support at home through childcare and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.9% of people here volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 15.9% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 25.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average. This trend is seen in childcare too, as 28.9% of residents provide unpaid care for children, which is higher than most areas.
11.2% ▲ +9.7%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 25.8%
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.
About 2.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than in most similar areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.8%.
2.2%
Lower than 67% 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 Pitt Town - McGraths Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/115041301/pitt-town-mcgraths-hill/topic/community