20.5% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest volunteer than in most similar areas. About 20.5% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While this shows a strong community spirit, the proportion of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in five residents (20.5%) volunteers here, a figure that is well above both the New South Wales (13.0%) and Australian (14.1%) averages. However, this rate fell by 4.4 percentage points between 2011 and 2021.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework and childcare are common here, with 26.3% of people doing at least 15 hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Unpaid childcare is also a little above the national average at 27.5%, while the 11.9% of people providing other unpaid care is about the same as across Australia.
11.9% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 26.3%
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.
Around 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 51% 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 Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031432/terrey-hills-duffys-forest/topic/community