10.3% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Botany · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Botany
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Botany provide unpaid child care, a figure that is well above the national average. While family care is common, other forms of community contribution are less frequent in the area. This creates a distinct pattern of participation compared to other parts of Sydney.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.3% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure has fallen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011 and sits well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is common here at 29.3%, though this is 2.5 percentage points lower than in 2011. In contrast, the number of people doing over 15 hours of housework (17.4%) and those providing other unpaid care (10.2%) are both much lower than most areas.
10.2% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.4% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 17.4%
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 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is roughly the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 51% 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 Botany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117011321/botany/topic/community