11.2% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sylvania - Taren Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Sylvania - Taren Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer here than in most similar areas, with only 11.2% of residents giving their time. Sylvania - Taren Point shows a mixed pattern of community involvement, where unpaid housework is more common than usual, but formal volunteering has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.2% of people volunteer, which is much lower than in most other areas. This figure is a little below the New South Wales average of 13.0% and has fallen by 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework here than in most areas, at 23.2%. Meanwhile, 12.7% of residents provide unpaid care, and 24.3% care for children unpaid, which is lower than most other areas.
12.7% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
About 2.3% of people have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than in most similar areas but about the same as the New South Wales average.
2.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Sylvania - Taren Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128011531/sylvania-taren-point/topic/community