5.5% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bankstown - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bankstown - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 5.5% of people in Bankstown - South volunteer, meaning very few residents spend their spare time in unpaid community roles. This is one of the lowest rates for any similar area. Across the board, people here are much less likely to provide unpaid care or housework compared to others across the state and country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is far less common here than in most other areas. Just 5.5% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and represents a drop of 3.2 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much lower than in most areas, with only 20.5% of people caring for children unpaid and 15.3% doing over 15 hours of housework. Additionally, the 9.3% of people providing general unpaid care is a little below the national figure.
9.3% —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.3% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 15.3%
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. Only 0.3% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
0.3%
Lower than 99% 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 Bankstown - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119011572/bankstown-south/topic/community