7.7% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Penrith · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Penrith
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 7.7% of people in Penrith volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This decline in community activity is mirrored in unpaid care, with far fewer residents looking after children or doing housework than the national figure. Overall, community participation in Penrith is notably lower than across New South Wales and Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have fallen 3.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 7.7%. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 18.9% of people caring for children and 15.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework. General unpaid care has also dipped to 9.2%, which is a little below the national figure.
9.2% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.9% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.8% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 15.8%
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.
About 2.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 62% 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 Penrith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124031464/penrith/topic/community