11.5% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ermington - Rydalmere · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Ermington - Rydalmere
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than 12% of people in Ermington - Rydalmere volunteer, a figure that has fallen by 3.5 percentage points since 2011. This means local residents are less likely to volunteer than most other areas. Community involvement is generally lower here than across the state and nation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.5% of people volunteer their time, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.0% of residents provide unpaid childcare and 21.3% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are about the same as the national figures. However, the 10.2% of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
10.2% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 21.3%
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.
About 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.8%
Lower than 52% 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 Ermington - Rydalmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125021477/ermington-rydalmere/topic/community