11.1% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Northmead · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Northmead
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 11.1% of people in Northmead volunteer, which is much lower than most other areas. This reflects a general decline in community volunteering since 2011, though a higher proportion of residents still spend their time caring for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011, leaving Northmead well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 27.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most areas. However, the 8.4% of residents providing other unpaid care is well below the Australian figure of 11.9%.
8.4% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 people in Northmead have served in the Defence Force, at 1.3%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.3%
Lower than 86% 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 Northmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125041491/northmead/topic/community