14.2% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Erskineville - Alexandria · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Erskineville - Alexandria
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of unpaid care define the community of Erskineville - Alexandria compared to the rest of the state. While volunteering remains steady, far fewer residents are providing care for children or others in their homes than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.2% of people here volunteer, which is about the same as the Australian figure. This is a small drop from 2011, when 17.4% of residents were volunteering.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in other areas, with only 16.9% of people caring for children unpaid compared to 26.3% nationally. This trend extends to other home duties; only 7.3% provide general unpaid care and 13.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well below the national figures.
7.3% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.9% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.6% ▲ +30.9%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 13.6%
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 1.9% of the population, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
1.9%
Lower than 74% 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 Erskineville - Alexandria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031330/erskineville-alexandria/topic/community