9.1% —
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Strathfield - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Strathfield - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 7.4% of people provide unpaid care in Strathfield - East, a figure that is well below the national average. This low level of unpaid care is part of a broader trend where residents are much less likely to participate in volunteer work or home-based care compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 9.1% of people giving their time. This is well below the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% recorded for Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Very few people take on unpaid domestic roles, with only 12.5% caring for children and 13.7% doing over 15 hours of housework. Both figures are far below the national and state averages.
7.4% —
Lower than 93% 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.
12.5% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.7% —
Lower than 92% 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 rare in the area, with just 0.5% of people having served. This is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
0.5%
Lower than 99% 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 - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120031680/strathfield-east/topic/community