13.5% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Surry Hills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Surry Hills
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Surry Hills involves far less unpaid caregiving than in other parts of the country. While volunteering levels are typical for the region, the area stands out for having very few residents providing unpaid care for children or others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.5% of people here volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and remains barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than across the state or nation. Only 8.6% of residents care for children unpaid, and just 6.2% provide other forms of unpaid care, both figures being far below the national averages.
6.2% ▲ +7.6%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
8.6% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.3% ▲ +50.6%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 service is rare in the area, with only 1.4% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most other areas.
1.4%
Lower than 83% 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 Surry Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031336/surry-hills/topic/community