8.0% —
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Prestons · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Prestons
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Prestons compared to the rest of the country. While only 8.0% of residents give their time to volunteer work, the area sees higher than average rates of people caring for children unpaid.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 8.0%, the proportion of volunteers is much lower than in most similar areas. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people in Prestons provide unpaid childcare than in most areas, with 27.6% doing so, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, 10.7% provide other unpaid care, a rate slightly below the Australian average.
10.7% —
Lower than 73% 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.
27.6% —
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% —
Lower than 58% 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.
Only 0.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
0.7%
Lower than 95% 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 Prestons [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127031733/prestons/topic/community