14.7% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Drummoyne - Rodd Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Drummoyne - Rodd Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A little above the state figure, 14.7% of people in Drummoyne - Rodd Point volunteer their time. Most community participation figures here sit around the middle compared to similar areas, though the number of volunteers has fallen by 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 14.7% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and about the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 12.7% of people providing care and 25.5% caring for children unpaid. Meanwhile, those spending 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework rose to 21.3% since 2011.
12.7% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 much lower than in most areas, with only 1.6% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
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 Drummoyne - Rodd Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120011385/drummoyne-rodd-point/topic/community