11.0% —
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Acacia Gardens · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Acacia Gardens
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 34.8% of people in Acacia Gardens provide unpaid childcare, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. While family care is common, other forms of community involvement are less frequent here. This creates a distinct local profile where domestic responsibilities are high but external volunteering is low.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped since 2016, with only 11.0% of people now volunteering. This is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has a very high rate of unpaid childcare, well above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. Similarly, more people do at least 15 hours of housework than in most areas, though the 10.4% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than typical.
10.4% —
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.8% —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% —
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
Only 1.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.1%
Lower than 89% 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 Acacia Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116021562/acacia-gardens/topic/community