10.0% —
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stanhope Gardens - Parklea · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Stanhope Gardens - Parklea
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Stanhope Gardens - Parklea involves a high level of family responsibility, with 29.0% of people providing unpaid childcare. While family duties are common, other forms of community contribution are less frequent than in most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.0% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 29.0% of people care for children unpaid, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. However, only 8.3% provide other types of unpaid care, a rate that is among the lowest for areas like this.
8.3% —
Lower than 90% 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.
29.0% —
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% —
Lower than 59% 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 veterans make up 1.0% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.0%
Lower than 91% 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 Stanhope Gardens - Parklea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116021633/stanhope-gardens-parklea/topic/community