9.9% —
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Silverwater - Newington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Silverwater - Newington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 26.5% of people in Silverwater - Newington provide unpaid childcare, making this the most common form of community contribution in the area. While family care is typical for the region, other forms of unpaid work and volunteering are much lower than national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.9% of residents volunteer their time, which is well below the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is about the same as the national figure, but other home duties are rare. Only 8.3% of people provide unpaid care and 17.5% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well below the state and national levels.
8.3% —
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% —
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.5% —
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 just 0.9%, which is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
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 Silverwater - Newington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125011709/silverwater-newington/topic/community