10.8% —
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ashfield - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Ashfield - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 10.8% of people in Ashfield - South volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This area shows much lower levels of community and unpaid work across the board compared to most other places. The same trend is seen in caregiving and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than in most similar areas, with only 10.8% of people taking part. This is a little below the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 9.4% of people providing this support. This is consistent with very low rates of unpaid childcare (17.2%) and housework (17.3%), both of which are well below the national figures.
9.4% —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.2% —
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.3% —
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 less common here than in most other areas. Just 1.1% of the population have served, which is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
1.1%
Lower than 89% 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 Ashfield - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120031677/ashfield-south/topic/community