7.7% ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Homebush · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Homebush
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 7.7% of people in Homebush volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This low level of community involvement extends to unpaid care and housework, where the local figures are well below the national average. It is a place where few residents take on these kinds of unpaid roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Homebush has dropped since 2011, falling by 4.4 percentage points to reach 7.7%. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much less common here than in most areas, with only 15.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework. Similarly, those caring for children (21.3%) and those providing other unpaid care (6.5%) are both well below the state and national figures.
6.5% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.2% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.2%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.4%. This is much lower than in most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 84% 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 Homebush [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120031396/homebush/topic/community