11.9% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Canterbury (North) - Ashbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 1.1% of people in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than in most similar areas. Community involvement across the board is generally lower than the national average, with a decline in both volunteering and unpaid child care over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most areas, with 11.9% of residents helping out. This is a little below the Australian figure of 14.1% and represents a 2.8 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the national figure at 22.7%, a drop of 4.6 points since 2011. This is alongside a lower than usual rate of people providing general unpaid care (10.8%), while 20.4% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, which is about the same as the national average.
10.8% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 20.4%
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 this area, with only 1.1% of people having served. This is a little below both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
1.1%
Lower than 90% 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 Canterbury (North) - Ashbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120031392/canterbury-ashbury/topic/community