17.6% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Paddington - Moore Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Paddington - Moore Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer here than in most similar areas, with 17.6% of residents giving their time. Paddington - Moore Park shows a strong commitment to community work, even though this figure has dipped slightly since 2011. In contrast, rates of unpaid domestic and care work are much lower than the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.6% of people volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is 1.9 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in most areas, with only 20.0% of people caring for children unpaid. This is well below the Australian average of 26.3%, while the number of people doing 15 or more hours of housework has risen to 15.8%.
9.5% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.8% ▲ +33.0%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 15.8%
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 1.6% of residents having served. This is a little below the national figure of 2.8% and much lower than most similar areas.
1.6%
Lower than 80% 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 Paddington - Moore Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118011345/paddington-moore-park/topic/community