5.5% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Liverpool - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Liverpool - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few people in Liverpool - East spend their spare time on unpaid work or volunteering. Only 5.5% of the population volunteers, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This lack of community participation extends across volunteering, housework, and caring roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest in similar areas, with only 5.5% of people helping out. This is well below the 13.0% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas. Just 8.4% of people provide unpaid care and 13.9% do 15 or more hours of housework, both figures being well below the national averages.
8.4% —
Lower than 90% 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.
20.9% —
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.9% —
Lower than 91% 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 also low in Liverpool - East. Only 0.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
0.9%
Lower than 93% 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 Liverpool - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127031731/liverpool-east/topic/community