9.5% —
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cobbitty - Bringelly · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Cobbitty - Bringelly
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 30.3% of people in Cobbitty - Bringelly provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While many residents are heavily involved in caring for children and managing homes, few spend their spare time volunteering for community groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.5% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most other areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high proportion of residents handle unpaid work, with 30.3% caring for children and 25.1% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above state and national levels. In contrast, 10.9% provide other types of unpaid care, which is lower than most areas.
10.9% —
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% —
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% —
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 less common here than in most areas, with 2.4% of people having served, a figure about the same as the New South Wales average.
2.4%
Lower than 64% 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 Cobbitty - Bringelly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127011726/cobbitty-bringelly/topic/community