9.0% —
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Seven Hills - Prospect · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Seven Hills - Prospect
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower levels of community involvement mark Seven Hills - Prospect compared to similar areas. Only 9% of people here volunteer, a figure that sits well below the national average of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is far less common here than in most other areas, with only 9% of residents giving their time, which is 5.1 percentage points lower than the Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 24.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is lower than most areas and just under the national figure of 26.3%. Around 21.9% spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, while 10.7% provide other forms of unpaid care.
10.7% —
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% —
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
Defence Force service is uncommon in this area, with only 1.4% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 84% 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 Seven Hills - Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116011626/seven-hills-prospect/topic/community