14.6% —
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Putney · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Putney
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 27% of people in Putney provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While many residents help out in the home and care for others, the number of people volunteering for organisations has dropped significantly since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 14.6% of residents volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure. This is a notable drop from 2016, when 20.9% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 16.1% of people providing care for others, a figure well above the national average. This sits alongside a high 24.8% of residents who do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, which is much higher than most areas.
16.1% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% —
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% —
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 24.8%
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.
Only 1.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.6%
Lower than 80% 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 Putney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/126021590/putney/topic/community