6.9% —
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
St Marys - North St Marys · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in St Marys - North St Marys
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in St Marys - North St Marys give their spare time to community activities compared to other areas. Only 6.9% of residents volunteer, a figure that has fallen by 3.4 percentage points since 2016. This trend reflects a broader pattern of lower unpaid community involvement across the neighbourhood.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the lowest for similar areas, sitting well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care and housework are much lower than in most areas. Only 10.6% of people provide unpaid care, and those looking after children unpaid have fallen to 23.0% since 2016.
10.6% —
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.0% —
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.1% —
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 1.5% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 83% 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 St Marys - North St Marys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124051581/st-marys-north-st-marys/topic/community