16.3% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Sydney - Lavender Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in North Sydney - Lavender Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care in North Sydney - Lavender Bay than in the rest of the state. While 16.3% of residents volunteer—a figure well above the New South Wales average—the area sees very low levels of unpaid childcare and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.3% of people helping out, which is a little above the national figure. However, this rate has fallen by 3.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas. Only 16.6% of people care for children unpaid, and just 7.9% provide general unpaid care, both of which are well below the state and national figures.
7.9% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.6% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.2% ▲ +26.3%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas, with 2.3% of residents having served. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 66% 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 North Sydney - Lavender Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121041417/north-sydney-lavender-bay/topic/community