8.6% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Monterey - Brighton-le-Sands - Kyeemagh · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Monterey - Brighton-le-Sands - Kyeemagh
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 8.6% of people volunteer in Monterey - Brighton-le-Sands - Kyeemagh, a figure that is well below the national average. This low level of community involvement is mirrored in the way residents handle unpaid work and care. Overall, people here are much less likely to volunteer or provide unpaid childcare than those in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The proportion of volunteers fell by 1.3 percentage points since 2011 to 8.6%. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much lower here than in most areas, with 20.6% of people providing this care. While 17.8% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, 12.5% provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.5% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.6% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.8% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 17.8%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
1.1%
Lower than 88% 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 Monterey - Brighton-le-Sands - Kyeemagh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119041380/monterey-brighton-le-sands-kyeemagh/topic/community