12.0% —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pyrmont · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Pyrmont
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 8% of people provide unpaid care in Pyrmont, a figure that is well below both the state and national levels. This low rate of caregiving and housework is a defining feature of the area's community profile.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much less common here than elsewhere, with only 16.8% of people caring for children and 15% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well below the New South Wales averages.
8.0% —
Lower than 91% 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.
16.8% —
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.0% —
Lower than 89% 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 service is rare in Pyrmont, where 1.5% of people have served. This is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 82% 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 Pyrmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031641/pyrmont/topic/community