12.0% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 10% of people in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters provide unpaid care, a figure much lower than most similar areas. This reflects a general trend across the suburb where rates of volunteering and unpaid housework are also lower than state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12% of residents do volunteer work, which is lower than most areas. This is a little below the Australian figure of 14.1% and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in most areas. Only 22.1% of people care for children unpaid, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%, while those doing 15 or more hours of housework rose to 17.5% since 2011.
10.0% ▲ +12.9%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.1% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.5% ▲ +14.4%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 17.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.3% of the population. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
1.3%
Lower than 86% 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 Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117021328/sydenham-tempe-st-peters/topic/community