16.7% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Freshwater - Brookvale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Freshwater - Brookvale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped slightly since 2011 in Freshwater - Brookvale, but they remain high. About 16.7% of people here volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure. This suggests a strong local commitment to community work despite the downward trend.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 16.7%, volunteering in this area is higher than most similar places. This is a little above the national figure of 14.1%, though it has fallen by 2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid childcare than the state average, at 28.0%. However, the area sees much lower rates of general unpaid care than most other places, with only 9.5% of residents providing such support.
9.5% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.8% ▲ +5.4%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 18.8%
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.
Only 1.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is also a little below the Australian 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 Freshwater - Brookvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031429/freshwater-brookvale/topic/community