4.9% ▼ -34.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ashcroft - Busby - Miller · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Ashcroft - Busby - Miller
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer or provide unpaid care in Ashcroft - Busby - Miller than the state or national average. Only 4.9% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is well below the Australian average and has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the lowest for similar areas at 4.9%. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and represents a 2.5 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is less common here, with only 20.2% of people caring for children and 15.6% doing over 15 hours of housework, both of which are well below national figures. General unpaid care is at 11.5%, which is about the same as the state and national levels.
11.5% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.2% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.6% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 15.6%
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 service is much lower than in most areas, with only 1.1% of the population having served. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
1.1%
Lower than 90% 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 Ashcroft - Busby - Miller [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127011504/ashcroft-busby-miller/topic/community