6.5% —
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Auburn - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Auburn - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 6.5% of people in Auburn - South volunteer, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas. This low level of community involvement is mirrored by a smaller proportion of residents providing unpaid care compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Auburn - South have fallen by 3.5 percentage points since 2016. At 6.5%, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 13% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas. Only 10.3% of people provide unpaid care, and just 17% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well below the national figure of 20.7%.
10.3% —
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% —
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.0% —
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 17.0%
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.
Defence service is rare in the area, with only 0.5% of residents having served. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the Australian average of 2.8%.
0.5%
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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125011584/auburn-south/topic/community