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Leichhardt · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Community Participation in Leichhardt

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

More people than usual in Leichhardt take on unpaid childcare, though other forms of community contribution are more typical. While 29.0% of residents care for children unpaid, which is well above the state figure, other activities like volunteering and general caregiving are more common.

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📍 Leichhardt, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Leichhardt sits — Volunteers

15.3% —

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Leichhardt — higher than 56% of areas.

Leichhardt15.3%
2040, NSW 15.4%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 15.3% of people in Leichhardt volunteer, which is a little above both the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.

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15.3% —

Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

The number of people providing unpaid care is much lower than most areas at 10.0%. This contrasts with childcare, where 29.0% of residents provide unpaid care for children, a figure well above the state's 25.3%.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, with only 1.6% doing so, which is much lower than most similar areas.

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 Leichhardt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120021675/leichhardt/topic/community