12.3% —
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Strathfield South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Strathfield South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A drop in volunteering is the most striking trend for Strathfield South, where the rate fell 4.9 percentage points since 2016. While unpaid care remains common, the area now sees fewer people giving their time to community groups compared to previous years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.3% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure is a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 23.3% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a figure that is higher than most areas and rose 4.0 percentage points since 2016. Meanwhile, those caring for children unpaid (25.3%) and those providing other unpaid care (11.3%) are both about the same as the New South Wales figures.
11.3% —
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% —
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% —
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 23.3%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force at 0.7%. This is among the lowest rates for areas at this level and is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.7%
Lower than 96% 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 Strathfield South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120031576/strathfield-south/topic/community