20.3% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth than in 2011, though the area remains highly active. About 20.3% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This community also shows a strong tendency to provide unpaid care for children and the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More than one in five people (20.3%) volunteer here, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 13.0%. However, this is 4.3 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 33.0% of people caring for children and 24.8% doing at least 15 hours of housework, both well above national figures. In contrast, the 10.9% of people providing other unpaid care is a little below the Australian average of 11.9%.
10.9% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.0% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 24.8%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.9%. This is much lower than most similar areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.9%
Lower than 75% 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 Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122011418/balgowlah-clontarf-seaforth/topic/community