6.9% —
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Berala · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Berala
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 6.9% of people in Berala volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This figure has fallen since 2016 and sits well below the national average of 14.1%. Overall, residents are much less likely to engage in unpaid community or home-based work than people across the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Berala have dropped since 2016, falling from 11.5% to 6.9%. This is well below the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in most areas. Only 18.1% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure of 26.3%—while just 9.4% provide any form of unpaid care.
9.4% —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.1% —
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.2% —
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 0.6% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the state average of 2.3%.
0.6%
Lower than 98% 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 Berala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125011585/berala/topic/community