5.7% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Liverpool - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 11.8% of people in Liverpool - West provide unpaid care, a figure that sits right around the national average. While many residents contribute to their households, participation in formal volunteering and unpaid childcare is notably lower here than in other similar areas.
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 5.7% of people volunteer their time, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and among the lowest rates for areas like this.
5.7% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 19.7%, and the 15.6% who do over 15 hours of housework weekly is also well below the national figure of 20.7%.
11.8% —
Lower than 57% 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.
19.7% —
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.6% —
Lower than 88% 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.
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Defence service is uncommon here, with only 0.9% of people having served, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
0.9%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Liverpool - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127031732/liverpool-west/topic/community