17.1% ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Asquith - Mount Colah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Asquith - Mount Colah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people contribute to their community in Asquith - Mount Colah than in most similar areas. While 17.1% of residents volunteer, a very high number of people also take on significant unpaid care roles at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 17.1% of people pitching in. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%, though it has fallen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 31.6% of people caring for children and 25.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—both figures are well above the national average. Meanwhile, 11.8% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the Australian figure.
11.8% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.6% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 25.4%
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 much less common in this area than in most others. Only 1.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 80% 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 Asquith - Mount Colah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121021403/asquith-mount-colah/topic/community