5.5% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Auburn - Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Auburn - Central
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 5.5% of people in Auburn - Central volunteer, a figure that has fallen since 2016. This low level of community involvement is mirrored in unpaid care, with far fewer residents providing childcare or household support compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest for similar areas, at just 5.5%. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and is down 2.8 percentage points from 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas. Only 7.9% of people provide unpaid care, and those caring for children unpaid (17.7%) or doing 15 or more hours of housework (13.8%) are well below the national figures.
7.9% —
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.7% —
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.8% —
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 0.3%. This is a little below the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
0.3%
Lower than 99% 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 Auburn - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125011582/auburn-central/topic/community