6.6% —
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sydney (South) - Haymarket · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Sydney (South) - Haymarket
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few residents engage in unpaid care or volunteer work in Haymarket compared to similar areas. Only 6.6% of people here volunteer, which is well below the national figure. This trend extends to unpaid care, with the area recording some of the lowest rates of caregiving and housework across the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 6.6% of people taking part. This is well below the 13.0% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is far less common here than in the rest of the state. Only 7.6% of people care for children unpaid and 7.6% do 15 or more hours of housework, while only 3.5% provide any unpaid care.
3.5% —
Lower than 99% 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.
7.6% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
7.6% —
Lower than 99% 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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 0.8%, this is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the Australian average of 2.8%.
0.8%
Lower than 94% 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 Sydney (South) - Haymarket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031645/sydney-haymarket/topic/community