30.3% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Royal National Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Royal National Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer in Royal National Park than in the rest of the state. About 30% of residents give their time to others, a figure that is more than double the New South Wales average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.3% of people helping out. This is far above the 13% seen across New South Wales and has barely changed since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much more common than in most areas, with 30.3% of people providing care. However, no one here provides unpaid care for the elderly or disabled, and only 12.1% do significant housework, which is well below the national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% —
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.1% —
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
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.
No one in this area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national rate of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Royal National Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128021537/royal-national-park/topic/community