18.6% ▼ -20.5%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bayview - Elanora Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bayview - Elanora Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Bayview - Elanora Heights volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. This high level of community contribution defines daily life here, though the proportion of volunteers has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.6% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%. This figure has fallen 4.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common, with 25.9% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, a result well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 27.0% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the Australian average.
12.6% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 25.9%
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 2.5%. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
2.5%
Lower than 60% 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 Bayview - Elanora Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122021421/bayview-elanora-heights/topic/community