8.4% —
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ingleburn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Ingleburn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Ingleburn than in most other parts of the country. Only 8.4% of residents give their time to volunteering, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 8.4% of the population volunteers, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the Australian average. Unpaid care for others is lower than most areas at 10.8%, while 21.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week.
10.8% —
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% —
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% —
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.9% of the population, which is much lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.9%
Lower than 74% 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 Ingleburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/123021705/ingleburn/topic/community