5.0% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Auburn - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Auburn - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 6.6% of people provide unpaid care in Auburn - North, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This reflects a broader trend of low community participation across the board, with very few residents volunteering or serving in the military.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 5% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well below the national rate of 14.1% and has fallen since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here; only 16.6% of people care for children unpaid and 12.7% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well below New South Wales figures.
6.6% —
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.6% —
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.7% —
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, at 0.2%, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.2%
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 - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125011583/auburn-north/topic/community