8.7% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Regents Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Regents Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 8.7% of people in Regents Park volunteer their time, which is a very low rate for this area. This figure has fallen since 2016, and the local rate is now well below both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Regents Park are much lower than in most similar areas. The 8.7% figure represents a 4.1 point drop since 2016 and sits well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than elsewhere, with only 10.4% of people providing care. This includes 20.7% who care for children unpaid, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen by 5.2 points since 2016.
10.4% —
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.7% —
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.5% —
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 18.5%
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 0.9% of residents having served. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
0.9%
Lower than 93% 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 Regents Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125011587/regents-park/topic/community