8.8% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pendle Hill - Girraween · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Pendle Hill - Girraween
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Pendle Hill - Girraween provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While family care is common, other forms of community involvement are less frequent, with volunteering rates falling significantly over recent years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.8% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This rate has fallen by 4.8 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 29.4% of people providing this care, well above the national figure of 26.3%. Around 21.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, while 9.7% provide other unpaid care, which is much lower than in most areas.
9.7% —
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% —
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% —
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 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.
Defence Force veterans make up 0.7% of the population, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas and a little below the national average of 2.8%.
0.7%
Lower than 96% 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 Pendle Hill - Girraween [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125041588/pendle-hill-girraween/topic/community