5.4% ▼ -27.9%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people in Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard volunteer or provide unpaid care compared to the rest of the state. Only 5.4% of residents volunteer, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This trend of low community participation extends to unpaid housework and childcare as well.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the lowest for similar areas at 5.4%. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and has fallen 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas. Only 21.1% of people care for children unpaid, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 25.3% and has fallen since 2011.
11.3% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.1% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.1% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 17.1%
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 rare in the area, with only 0.7% of people having served. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is a little below the national figure 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 Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021512/cabramatta-west-mount-pritchard/topic/community